KLM fleet

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The Dutch flag carrier airline KLM operates a fleet of 116 aircraft. The narrow-body fleet is composed of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft which will be replaced by the Airbus A320neo family aircraft in 2024. Airbus A330, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-body aircraft are used on medium and long-haul flights. In September 2023, Air France-KLM announced an order for 50 Airbus A350s. These will replace the group's remaining Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-200ERs, and will be shared between Air France and KLM. [1]

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Current fleet

As of February 2025, KLM operates the following aircraft: [2]

KLM fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengers [2] Notes
Airbus A320neo —78TBA180Order with 60 options to be shared between KLM and its subsidiaries Transavia and Transavia France. [3]
Replacing Boeing 737NG.
Airbus A321neo 430—6191227 [4]
Airbus A330-200 6—18—36210264To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350. [5]
Airbus A330-300 5—30—40222292
Airbus A350-900 —11342633238331 [6] Order with 40 options to be shared between Air France and KLM and delivered from 2026 to 2030. [7] [8]
Replacing Airbus A330 and Boeing 777-200ER. [7]
It is confirmed through manufacturer order records that the split will consist of 39 A350-900s and 11 A350-1000s. [9]
Preliminary delivery data suggests that KLM will take up all of the group's ordered -1000 variant aircraft and at least 11 of the -900 variant, leaving at most 28 -900 variant aircraft for Air France. [10]
Airbus A350-1000 —11342832297391 [6]
Boeing 737-700 6—20—6106132To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo family. [3]
Boeing 737-800 31—20—6150176
Boeing 737-900 5—20—30132182
Boeing 777-200ER 15—352454175288To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350. [5]
Boeing 777-300ER 16—352456266381
Boeing 787-9 13—302148176275
Boeing 787-10 114382839213318
KLM Cargo fleet
Airbus A350F —4CargoReplacing Boeing 747-400BCF and Boeing 747-400ERF. [11]
To be operated by Martinair.
Boeing 747-400BCF 1—CargoTo be retired and replaced by Airbus A350F. [11]
Operated by Martinair.
Boeing 747-400ERF 3—Cargo
Total116109

Historical fleet

Over the years, KLM has operated the following aircraft types (list incomplete):[ citation needed ]

KLM historical fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airbus A310-200 1119831997Most were sold to FedEx as freighters.
BAC 1-11-301AG 119681968Leased from British Eagle.
Operated from Rotterdam to London service in full KLM colours.
Boeing 737-200 319881995
Boeing 737-300 1919862011
Boeing 737-400 1919892011
Boeing 747-200B 419711991
11977PH-BUF crashed as Flight 4805.
Boeing 747-200M 719751986
Boeing 747-200B/SUD 319852003
Boeing 747-200/SUD/SF 219982003Converted from two Boeing 747-200M/SUD aircraft.
Boeing 747-200M/SUD 719852003PH-BUK preserved at Lelystad Aerodrome in 2004.
Boeing 747-300M 319832003Largest operator of its type along with Swissair and Singapore Airlines.
Boeing 747-400 519892020European launch customer.[ citation needed ]
Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boeing 747-400M 20198920213 aircraft put back into service for cargo retired in October 2020.
Largest scheduled operator.
Boeing 767-300ER 1219952007
Carley Werkspoor Jumbo 119301940Only 1 aircraft was ever built, PH-AFI.
Convair 240 1219481959
Convair 340 1319531964
De Havilland DH.9 419211926
De Havilland DH.16 419201924Leased from Aircraft Transport and Travel.
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 219451959
Douglas C-54A Skymaster 16
Douglas C-54B Skymaster 3
Douglas DC-2 1919341946
Douglas DC-3 5819361964
Douglas DC-4 619461958
Douglas DC-5 419401941
Douglas DC-6 819481963
11952PH-TPJ crashed as Flight 592.
Douglas DC-6A 219531961
Douglas DC-6B 619521963
11954PH-DFO crashed as Flight 608.
Douglas DC-7C 1519531966
Douglas DC-8 2219601983
11968PH-DCL crashed as Viasa Flight 897.
Douglas DC-8-63 1119671985
Douglas DC-9-15 619661989
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 (DC-9-32 model)1219671989
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30C (DC-9-33RC model)6
Fokker F.II 219201927
Fokker F.III 1419211930
Fokker F.VII 519241936
Fokker F.VIIa 1519251940
Fokker F.VIIb/3m 1019281936
Fokker F.VIII 719271940
Fokker F.IX 219301936
Fokker F.XII 819311936
Fokker F.XVIII 519321946
Fokker F.XX 119331936
Fokker F.XXII 319351939
Fokker F.XXXVI 119351939
Ilyushin Il-62 719711972Joint operation with Aeroflot.
Used for the Tokyo ~ Moscow ~ Amsterdam service. [12]
Koolhoven FK-33 119251927
Koolhoven FK-40 119291936Only 1 aircraft was ever built: PH-AES.
Koolhoven FK-43 919321940
Koolhoven FK-48 119341940Used as a trainer aircraft.
Lockheed L-049 Constellation 619461950
Lockheed L-749 Constellation 131953
Lockheed L-749A Constellation 71960
Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation 1119531966
11954PH-LKY crashed as Flight 633.
11957PH-LKT crashed as Flight 844.
Lockheed L-1049G Constellation 61966
Lockheed L-1049H Constellation 21966
11958PH-LKM crashed as Flight 607-E.
Lockheed L-188C Electra 1219591969
1961PH-LLM crashed as Flight 823.
Lockheed Super Electra-14 519381948
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 1219721995
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 1019932014Last passenger commercial operator.
Three aircraft are currently stored.
Stearman Hammond Y-1S 119371939Used as a trainer aircraft.
Vickers V.803 Viscount 919571966

Fleet development

Fleet strategy

KLM's first of eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured centennial markings. [13]

On 19 June 2013, KLM had ordered seven Airbus A350-900s. In June 2019, Air France–KLM announced that KLM will not take up any of the group's ordered A350s because of fleet rationalization purposes.[ citation needed ]

CEO Ben Smith has announced at Air France's Investor Day (5 November 2019) in Paris that "in the near future", KLM will only use the Boeing 777 and 787 as their long and medium-haul fleet, respectively, after retiring their thirteen Airbus A330s. [14] This move would have made KLM an all-Boeing carrier, however KLM announced in December 2021 that an order was placed for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft which will be shared with Transavia and Transnavia France. This order will replace KLM's short-haul Boeing 737 fleet alongside Transavia's.[ citation needed ]

There was considerable speculation on the replacement of KLM’s aging 777 and A330 fleet, of which the oldest 777-200ERs date back to 2003. On the 23rd of August 2023, it was reported that contrary to prior speculation that KLM was considering Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X aircraft types, it would likely opt to further increase the number of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in the existing fleet. [15] This was disproven when Air France–KLM placed an order for 50 Airbus A350s. [1]

Special liveries

KLM has several aircraft painted in special liveries; they include:

See also

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