The Dutch flag carrier airline KLM operates a fleet of 107 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 primarily on 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 split between Air France and KLM. [1] [2]
As of September 2024 [update] , KLM operates the following aircraft: [2] [3]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers [3] | Notes | ||||
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J | W | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320neo | — | 88 | TBA | 180 | Deliveries from July 2024 to replace Boeing 737 Next Generation. Order to be shared between KLM and subsidiaries Transavia and Transavia France. Order with 60 options. [4] | |||
Airbus A321neo | 2 | 30 | — | 6 | 191 | 227 [5] | ||
Airbus A330-200 | 6 | — | 18 | — | 36 | 210 | 264 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350-900. [6] |
Airbus A330-300 | 5 | — | 30 | — | 40 | 222 | 292 | |
Airbus A350-900 | — | 50 [7] | 34 | 26 | 33 | 238 | 331 [8] | Order with 40 options. [7] These will be shared between Air France and KLM, and will be delivered from 2026 to 2030. [7] [9] To replace all remaining Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-200ERs. [7] |
Airbus A350-1000 | — | 34 | 28 | 32 | 297 | 391 [8] | ||
Boeing 737-700 | 6 | — | 20 | — | 6 | 106 | 132 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo family. [4] |
Boeing 737-800 | 31 | — | 20 | — | 6 | 150 | 176 | |
Boeing 737-900 | 5 | — | 20 | — | 30 | 132 | 182 | |
Boeing 777-200ER | 15 | — | 35 | 24 | 54 | 175 | 288 | To be retired in the future and replaced by Airbus A350-1000. [6] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 16 | — | 35 | 24 | 56 | 266 | 381 | |
Boeing 787-9 | 13 | — | 30 | 21 | 48 | 176 | 275 | |
Boeing 787-10 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 39 | 213 | 318 | Deliveries until 2024. [10] |
KLM Cargo fleet | ||||||||
Airbus A350F | — | 4 | Cargo | To replace Boeing 747-400BCF and Boeing 747-400ERF. [11] To be operated by Martinair. | ||||
Boeing 747-400BCF | 1 | — | Cargo | To be replaced by Airbus A350F. [11] Operated by Martinair. | ||||
Boeing 747-400ERF | 3 | — | Cargo | |||||
Total | 111 | 159 |
Over the years, KLM has operated the following aircraft types (list incomplete):[ citation needed ]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Airbus A310-200 | 11 | 1983 | 1997 | Most were sold to FedEx as freighters. |
BAC 1-11-301AG | 1 | 1968 | 1968 | Leased from British Eagle. Operated from Rotterdam to London service in full KLM colours. |
Boeing 737-200 | 3 | 1988 | 1995 | |
Boeing 737-300 | 19 | 1986 | 2011 | |
Boeing 737-400 | 19 | 1989 | 2011 | |
Boeing 747-200B | 4 | 1971 | 1991 | |
1 | 1977 | PH-BUF crashed as Flight 4805. | ||
Boeing 747-200M | 7 | 1975 | 1986 | |
Boeing 747-200B/SUD | 3 | 1985 | 2003 | |
Boeing 747-200/SUD/SF | 2 | 1998 | 2003 | Converted from two Boeing 747-200M/SUD aircraft. |
Boeing 747-200M/SUD | 7 | 1985 | 2003 | PH-BUK preserved at Lelystad Aerodrome in 2004. |
Boeing 747-300M | 3 | 1983 | 2003 | Largest operator of its type along with Swissair and Singapore Airlines. |
Boeing 747-400 | 5 | 1989 | 2020 | European launch customer. [12] Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Boeing 747-400M | 20 | 1989 | 2021 | 3 aircraft put back into service for cargo retired in October 2020. Largest scheduled operator. |
Boeing 767-300ER | 12 | 1995 | 2007 | |
Carley Werkspoor Jumbo | 1 | 1930 | 1940 | Only 1 aircraft was ever built, PH-AFI. |
Convair 240 | 12 | 1948 | 1959 | |
Convair 340 | 13 | 1953 | 1964 | |
De Havilland DH.9 | 4 | 1921 | 1926 | |
De Havilland DH.16 | 4 | 1920 | 1924 | Leased from Aircraft Transport and Travel. |
Douglas C-54 Skymaster | 2 | 1945 | 1959 | |
Douglas C-54A Skymaster | 16 | |||
Douglas C-54B Skymaster | 3 | |||
Douglas DC-2 | 19 | 1934 | 1946 | |
Douglas DC-3 | 58 | 1936 | 1964 | |
Douglas DC-4 | 6 | 1946 | 1958 | |
Douglas DC-5 | 4 | 1940 | 1941 | |
Douglas DC-6 | 8 | 1948 | 1963 | |
1 | 1952 | PH-TPJ crashed as Flight 592. | ||
Douglas DC-6A | 2 | 1953 | 1961 | |
Douglas DC-6B | 6 | 1952 | 1963 | |
1 | 1954 | PH-DFO crashed as Flight 608. | ||
Douglas DC-7C | 15 | 1953 | 1966 | |
Douglas DC-8 | 22 | 1960 | 1983 | |
1 | 1968 | PH-DCL crashed as Viasa Flight 897. | ||
Douglas DC-8-63 | 11 | 1967 | 1985 | |
Douglas DC-9-15 | 6 | 1966 | 1989 | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 (DC-9-32 model) | 12 | 1967 | 1989 | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30C (DC-9-33RC model) | 6 | |||
Fokker F.II | 2 | 1920 | 1927 | |
Fokker F.III | 14 | 1921 | 1930 | |
Fokker F.VII | 5 | 1924 | 1936 | |
Fokker F.VIIa | 15 | 1925 | 1940 | |
Fokker F.VIIb/3m | 10 | 1928 | 1936 | |
Fokker F.VIII | 7 | 1927 | 1940 | |
Fokker F.IX | 2 | 1930 | 1936 | |
Fokker F.XII | 8 | 1931 | 1936 | |
Fokker F.XVIII | 5 | 1932 | 1946 | |
Fokker F.XX | 1 | 1933 | 1936 | |
Fokker F.XXII | 3 | 1935 | 1939 | |
Fokker F.XXXVI | 1 | 1935 | 1939 | |
Ilyushin Il-62 | 7 | 1971 | 1972 | Joint operation with Aeroflot. Used for the Tokyo ~ Moscow ~ Amsterdam service. [13] |
Koolhoven FK-33 | 1 | 1925 | 1927 | |
Koolhoven FK-40 | 1 | 1929 | 1936 | Only 1 aircraft was ever built: PH-AES. |
Koolhoven FK-43 | 9 | 1932 | 1940 | |
Koolhoven FK-48 | 1 | 1934 | 1940 | Used as a trainer aircraft. |
Lockheed L-049 Constellation | 6 | 1946 | 1950 | |
Lockheed L-749 Constellation | 13 | 1953 | ||
Lockheed L-749A Constellation | 7 | 1960 | ||
Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation | 11 | 1953 | 1966 | |
1 | 1954 | PH-LKY crashed as Flight 633. | ||
1 | 1957 | PH-LKT crashed as Flight 844. | ||
Lockheed L-1049G Constellation | 6 | 1966 | ||
Lockheed L-1049H Constellation | 2 | 1966 | ||
1 | 1958 | PH-LKM crashed as Flight 607-E. | ||
Lockheed L-188C Electra | 12 | 1959 | 1969 | |
1961 | PH-LLM crashed as Flight 823. | |||
Lockheed Super Electra-14 | 5 | 1938 | 1948 | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 12 | 1972 | 1995 | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10 | 1993 | 2014 | Last passenger commercial operator. Three aircraft are currently stored. |
Stearman Hammond Y-1S | 1 | 1937 | 1939 | Used as a trainer aircraft. |
Vickers V.803 Viscount | 9 | 1957 | 1966 |
KLM's first of 8 Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured 100th anniversary markings. [14]
On 19 June 2013, KLM had ordered 7 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 777 and 787 as their long-haul fleet, retiring their 13 A330s. [15] This move would have made KLM an all-Boeing carrier, however KLM announced in December 2021 that an order was placed for 100 A320neo and A321neo aircraft, which is to be shared between it and Transavia. This order will replace KLM's short-haul Boeing 737 fleet, alongside Transavia's.[ citation needed ]
There is considerable speculation on the replacement of KLM’s aging 777 and A330 fleet, of which the oldest 777-200s date back to 2003. On the 23rd of August 2023, it was reported that in contrast to prior speculation that KLM was considering Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X aircraft types, it will likely opt to further increase the numbers of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to the existing fleet. [16]
KLM has several aircraft painted in special liveries; they include:
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