KLM fleet

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The Dutch flag carrier airline KLM operates a fleet of 123 aircraft. The narrow-body fleet is composed of mostly Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft which will be replaced by Airbus A320neo family aircraft. 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 A350 aircraft which will be shared between KLM and Air France to replace their aging Airbus A330 and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. [1]

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Current fleet

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

KLM fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengers [3] Notes
JWY+YTotal
Airbus A320neo —9TBA180Order with 60 options to be shared between KLM and its subsidiaries Transavia and Transavia France. [4]
Replacing Boeing 737 Next Generation.
Preliminary delivery data suggests that KLM will take up 9 of the group's ordered A320neo variant aircraft and 33 of the A321neo variant. [5]
Airbus A321neo 1023 [6] 30—6191227 [7]
Airbus A330-200 6—18—36210264To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350. [8] [9]
Airbus A330-300 5—30—40222292
Airbus A350-900 —47342633238331 [10] Order with 40 options to be shared between KLM and Air France and delivered from 2026 to 2030. [9] [11]
Replacing Airbus A330 and Boeing 777-200ER. [9]
It is confirmed through manufacturer order records that the split will consist of 47 A350-900s and 3 A350-1000s with allocation yet to be determined. [2]
Airbus A350-1000 —3342832297391 [10]
Boeing 737-700 6—20—6106132To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo family. [4]
Boeing 737-800 31—20—6150176
Boeing 737-900 5—20—30132182
Boeing 777-200ER 15—352454175288To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350. [8] [9]
Boeing 777-300ER 16—352456266381
Boeing 787-9 13—302148176275
Boeing 787-10 13 [12] 2382839213318
KLM Cargo fleet
Airbus A350F —3CargoReplacing Boeing 747-400BCF and Boeing 747-400ERF. [13] [14]
To be operated by Martinair.
Boeing 747-400BCF 1—CargoTo be retired and replaced by Airbus A350F. [13]
Operated by Martinair.
Boeing 747-400ERF 3—Cargo
Total12388

Historical fleet

Over the years, KLM has operated the following aircraft types:

KLM historical fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesRef
Airbus A310-200 1019831997 [15] [16]
BAC 1-11-301AG 119681968Leased from British Eagle. [17]
Boeing 737-200 319871995 [15] [18]
Boeing 737-300 1919862011 [15] [18]
Boeing 737-400 1919892011 [15] [18]
Boeing 747-200B 519711991 [19]
Boeing 747-200M 719751986 [20] [19]
Boeing 747-200B/SUD 319852003 [20] [19]
Boeing 747-200M/SUD 719852003 [20] [19]
Boeing 747-200/SUD/SF 319982003 [20]
Boeing 747-300M 319832003Largest operator of its type along with Swissair and Singapore Airlines. [21]
Boeing 747-400 519892020 [20] [22]
Boeing 747-400M 1719892021 [20] [22]
Boeing 767-300ER 1219952007 [23]
Carley Werkspoor Jumbo 119301940 [24]
Convair CV-240 1219481959 [25]
Convair CV-340 1219541963 [25]
Convair CV-880 119631965Leased and operated by Viasa.
Painted in KLM livery on one side and Viasa livery on the other.		 [26]
de Havilland DH.9B 419211926 [27]
de Havilland DH.16 419201924Operated KLM's first flight.
Leased from Aircraft Transport and Travel.		 [28] [29]
de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide 219451947 [30]
de Havilland DH.89B Dominie 419451947 [30]
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 4919441965Includes "A" and "B" variants. [31]
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 2919451959 [32]
Douglas DC-2 1819341940 [33]
Douglas DC-3 2719361946 [31]
Douglas DC-4 619461958 [32]
Douglas DC-5 419401941Transferred to KNILM due to World War II. [34]
Douglas DC-6 1719481965 [35]
Douglas DC-7 1519571969 [36]
Douglas DC-8-30 719601973 [37]
Douglas DC-8-50 19196119812 leased from Philippines Airlines. [37]
Douglas DC-8-60 1119671985 [37]
Douglas DC-9-15 619661989 [38]
Douglas DC-9-30 1919671989 [38]
Fokker F.II 219201927 [39] [40]
Fokker F.III 1419211930 [41]
Fokker F.VII 3019241940Includes "F.VII", "F.VIIA" and "F.VIIB" variants. [42]
Fokker F.VIII 719271938 [43]
Fokker F.IX 219301936 [44]
Fokker F.XII 819311936 [45]
Fokker F.XVIII 519321936 [46]
Fokker F.XX 119331936 [47]
Fokker F.XXII 319351939 [48]
Fokker F.XXXVI 119341939 [49]
Fokker 100 619891998 [a] [51]
Ilyushin Il-62 719711972Joint operation with Aeroflot.
Used for the Tokyo ~ Moscow ~ Amsterdam service.		 [52]
Koolhoven FK-33 119251927 [53]
Koolhoven FK-40 119291936 [54]
Koolhoven FK-43 919321940 [55]
Koolhoven FK-48 119341940 [56]
Lockheed L-049 Constellation 619461950 [57]
Lockheed L-749 Constellation 2019471959Includes "A" variant. [57]
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation 2219531965Includes "C", "G", and "H" variants. [57]
Lockheed L-188C Electra 1219591969 [58]
Lockheed Super Electra-14 219381939 [59]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 1219721995 [b] 3 aircraft were leased to other airlines and never entered service with KLM.
Excludes 1 aircraft operated by Northwest Airlines with a hybrid KLM-Northwest Airlines livery between 1998 and 2000.		 [60]
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 1019932014Last commercial passenger operator. [61] [62] [63]
Stearman Hammond Y-1S 119371939 [64]
Vickers Viscount 803 919571966 [65]

Fleet development

Fleet strategy

KLM's first of eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured centennial markings. [66]

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. [67] 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 Transavia 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 23 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 Dreamliners in the existing fleet. [68] 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

Notes

  1. ↑ KLM Cityhopper and KLM UK also operated the Fokker 100, with the last being retired in 2012 [50]
  2. ↑ PH-DTL was leased to African Safari Airways and was withdrawn in 1998, however never re-entered service with KLM [60]

References

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  2. 1 2 "Orders and deliveries | Airbus". www.airbus.com. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Aircraft types". KLM. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 "KLM Group chooses Airbus A320neo family for KLM and Transavia's European fleet" (Press release). KLM Group. 16 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "KLM SafetyHerald". www.klmsafetyherald.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "KLM SafetyHerald". www.klmsafetyherald.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "KLM SafetyHerald". www.klmsafetyherald.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 "KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s" (Press release).
  9. 1 2 3 4 "The Air France-KLM Group will place an order for 50 Airbus A350 family aircraft - with purchase rights for 40 additional aircraft - to accelerate the renewal of its long-haul fleet". Air France-KLM Group (Press release). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  10. 1 2 "KLM Maakt Indelinh AIRBUS A350'S Bekemd: Meer Stoelen dan A330 en 777". 12 December 2023.
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  13. 1 2 "Air France-KLM orders new Airbus freighter, passenger aircraft". Reuters. 27 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "AF KLM reduces A350 freighter orders". Air Cargo News. Damian Brett. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
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  17. ↑ "KLM BAC 1-11 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 "KLM Boeing 737 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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  24. ↑ "Civil Aircraft Register - Netherlands". Airhistory. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  25. 1 2 "KLM Convair Liner Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "KLM Convair-880 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  27. ↑ "KLM De Havilland DH-9B Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  28. ↑ Petchenik, Ian (15 February 2022). "KLM celebrates its 100th annivesary". Flightradar24. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  29. ↑ Swopes, Bryan (7 October 2024). "7 October 1919". This Day in Aviation. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  30. 1 2 "KLM De Havilland DH-89 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  31. 1 2 "KLM Douglas DC-3 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  32. 1 2 "KLM Douglas DC-4 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  33. ↑ "KLM Douglas DC-2 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  34. ↑ Estes, Adam (20 February 2025). "Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas DC-5". Vintage Aviation News. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  35. ↑ "KLM Douglas DC-6 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  36. ↑ "KLM Douglas DC-7 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  37. 1 2 3 "KLM Douglas DC-8 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  38. 1 2 "KLM Douglas DC-9 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  39. ↑ "KLM bids fond farewell to Fokker 70" (Press release). KLM. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  40. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-II Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  41. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-III Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  42. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-VII Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  43. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-VIII Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  44. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-IX Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  45. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-XII Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  46. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-XVIII Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  47. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-XX Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  48. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-XXII Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  49. ↑ "KLM Fokker F-XXXVI Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  50. ↑ "KLM Cityhopper Fokker 100 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  51. ↑ "KLM Fokker 100 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  52. ↑ "Ilyushin 62 - Aeroflot Archives". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  53. ↑ "KLM Koolhoven FK-33 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  54. ↑ "KLM Koolhoven FK-40 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  55. ↑ "KLM Koolhoven FK-43 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  56. ↑ "KLM Koolhoven FK-48 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  57. 1 2 3 "KLM Lockheed Constellation Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  58. ↑ "KLM Lockheed L-188 Electra II Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  59. ↑ "KLM Lockheed 14 Super Electra Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  60. 1 2 "KLM Douglas DC-10 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  61. ↑ "KLM McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  62. ↑ Jaeger, Thomas (6 July 2012). "KLM has started MD-11 fleet retirement as last scheduled operator". ch-aviation. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  63. ↑ Zhang, Benjamin (28 October 2014). "The Dutch National Airline Named Its Planes After These 10 Incredible Women". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  64. ↑ "KLM Stearman Hammond Y Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  65. ↑ "KLM Vickers Viscount Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  66. ↑ Hales-Dutton, Bruce. "KLM. A Dutch of Class". Airliner World. Vol. October 2019. p. 94.
  67. ↑ "KLM Neemt Definitief Afschied van AIRBUS A330-Vloot". 5 November 2019.
  68. ↑ "KLM Vervangt 777 en A330 door Boeing 787 Dreamliner". 23 August 2023.
  69. ↑ "#Orangepride: KLM's unique orange aircraft to promote the Netherlands".
  70. ↑ Lammertse, Kim (7 June 2017). "A Fond Farewell to Fokker - KLM Blog". KLM Blog. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024.
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