KLMuk to merge?

[Mr Happy]

I've been hearing rumours that KLMuk and KLMcityhopper will be merged into one entity in the near future. Also KLMuk seem to be keen to sell off/wind up it's UK based engineering assets ie Norwich and it's regional outstations. Has anyone else heard these rumours?

[Spoonbill]

I dare say that any airline would be up for sale if the owners were tempted by a bucketload of cash.
KLM Engineeering is a an asset I can't see them getting rid of. Not only does the Norwich base maintain KLM aircraft, it does a lot of work for other companies as well. Having just signed major 1 - 5 year engineering contracts with Brittany Air, TNT and Irish City Jet, as well as having many other worldwide customers, I think that those companies would take a very dim view of KLM offloading an engineering outfit whose reputation is second to none.

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[sky unlimited]

I also heard these rumours and the first sign is already there.... KLM cityhopper is taking over some of the F100's for the new European (ex-Eurowings) routes. Cityhopper wants to increase operations with 30% in the next three years. A merger of the two KLM companies is only a matter of time....

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[Mr Happy]

It would be almost impossible to sell Norwich without being able to show a full list of work, both internal and third party and to have plenty of work on the books makes Norwich all the more attractive to a potential buyer. To merge the airlines means being able to reduce the admin tail and management costs considerably