[DOC] [TLE] CNN.com - Air France to buy rival KLM - Sep. 30, 2003 [PAR] Sep 30, 2003 ... Air France has agreed to buy rival Dutch airline KLM for 784 million euros ($900 
million) in stock, creating the world's third-largest airline. ... The deal would be the 
first cross-border airline merger in Europe and paves the way... [DOC] [TLE] Air France to buy KLM, take top spot - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Air France on Tuesday agreed to buy KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV for $913 
million in stock in Europe's largest airline takeover, creating what will be the 
world's largest airline by revenue, ahead of. ... October 01, 2003|By Bloomberg 
News. [DOC] [TLE] More airline mergers forecast - tribunedigital-baltimoresun [PAR] Air France bid for KLM comes amid U.S.-EU talks. October 01, 2003|By 
BLOOMBERG NEWS ... of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV, which would create 
Europe's largest airline, may spur more ... Air France, Europe's second-largest 
airline, has offered 784 million euros ($913 ... 3, may also seek to buy 
competitors, Doganis said. [DOC] [TLE] Air France and KLM to Merge, Europe's No. 1 Airline - The New York ... [PAR] Oct 1, 2003 ... KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air France merge, creating largest European ... Air 
France and KLM to Merge, Europe's No. 1 Airline. By JOHN TAGLIABUE OCT. 1, 
2003 ... Talks on a new Europe-wide agreement with the United States are to 
begin .... The new shares issued to buy it would dilute the French... [DOC] [TLE] KLM - Wikipedia [PAR] KLM, legally Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (Royal Dutch Airlines), is 
the flag carrier ..... On 30 September 2003, Air France and KLM agreed to a 
merger plan in ... The merger resulted in the world's largest airline group and 
should have led to ... KLM received the award for "Best Airline Staff Service" in 
Europe at the... [DOC] [TLE] Air FranceKLM - Wikipedia [PAR] Air FranceKLM is a Franco-Dutch airline holding company incorporated under 
French law with ... Air FranceKLM was created by the mutually agreed merger 
between Air France and Netherlands-based KLM on 5 May 2004. As a result ... 
Air FranceKLM is one of the largest airline companies in Europe, with 204.7 
billion... [DOC] [TLE] Air France - Wikipedia [PAR] Air France stylized as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in 
Tremblay-en-France, (north of Paris). It is a subsidiary of the Air FranceKLM 
Group and a founding member of the ... In November 2004, Air France ranked as 
the largest European airline with 25.5% total market share, and was the largest 
airline... [DOC] [TLE] Commission clears merger between Air France and KLM ... - Europa [PAR] Feb 11, 2004 ... On 18 December 2003, Air France and KLM notified a framework agreement ... 
Although the deal will create the largest airline group in Europe, the ... France 
also agreed to enter into so-called intermodal agreements with land... [DOC] [TLE] Featured Articles about Klm - Page 3 - latimes [PAR] October 1, 2003 | From Associated Press. Air France and KLM Royal Dutch 
Airlines plan to create an aviation group that would surpass British Airways as 
Europe's largest airline operator. ... The newspaper also said that if American 
Airlines parent AMR Corp. manages to buy Northwest Airlines Corp., the four 
airlines could... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Klm Royal Dutch Airlines - latimes [PAR] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said Thursday that it has joined with Los Angeles ... 
partner, issued a statement saying it had agreed to buy a "minority equity interest 
in a ... Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plan to create an aviation group 
that ... The deal would unite Europe's second- and fourth-largest carriers under 
one... [DOC] [TLE] Air France/KLM merger heralds further rationalisations and job cuts ... [PAR] Oct 7, 2003 ... Air France has announced that it is to merge with KLM, the Dutch airline. ... The 
takeover will create Europe's largest airline, the

Question: In 2003 this airline agreed to buy KLM, creating Europe's largest airline
Answer: Air France