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KLM fleet

{{Short description|List of aircraft operated by KLM}}

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{{About|the mainline KLM fleet, including the historical fleets of KLM|information about the fleet of KLM Cityhopper|KLM Cityhopper}}

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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 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 A350s. These will replace the group's remaining Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-200ERs, and will be shared between Air France and KLM.{{Cite web |title=KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s |url=https://news.klm.com/klm-to-invest-in-cleaner-quieter-and-more-fuel-efficient-long-haul-aircraft-with-an-order-of-new-airbus-a350s/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s}}

Current fleet

{{As of|2025|4}}, KLM operates the following aircraft:{{cite web |url=https://www.klm.com/travel/nl_en/prepare_for_travel/on_board/seating_plans/index.htm |title=Seating plans |publisher=KLM |accessdate=3 April 2019}}

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! Aircraft

! In service

! Orders

! colspan="5" | Passengers

! Notes

Airbus A320neo

|—

|9{{Cite web |title=KLM SafetyHerald |url=https://www.klmsafetyherald.com/klm-a320-neo-fleet |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=www.klmsafetyherald.com}}

| colspan="4" |{{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|180

| rowspan="2" |Order with 60 options to be shared between KLM and its subsidiaries Transavia and Transavia France.{{Cite press release |url=https://news.klm.com/klm-group-chooses-airbus-a320neo-family-for-klm-and-transavias-european-fleet/ |title=KLM Group chooses Airbus A320neo family for KLM and Transavia's European fleet |publisher=KLM Group |date=16 December 2021}}
Replacing Boeing 737 Next Generation.

Airbus A321neo

|7

|26

|30

|—

|6

|191

|227{{cite web |title=KLM SafetyHerald |url=https://klmsafetyherald.com/klm-a321-neo-fleet |website=KLM SafetyHerald |access-date=10 March 2025}}

Airbus A330-200

|6

|—

|18

|—

|36

|210

|264

|rowspan="2"|To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350.

Airbus A330-300

|5

|—

|30

|—

|40

|222

|292

Airbus A350-900

|—

|11

|34

|26

|33

|238

|331 {{Cite web |title=KLM Maakt Indelinh AIRBUS A350'S Bekemd: Meer Stoelen dan A330 en 777 |date=12 December 2023 |url=https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/klm-maakt-indeling-airbus-a350s-bekend-meer-stoelen-dan-a330-en-777}}

|rowspan="2"|Order with 40 options to be shared between Air France and KLM and delivered from 2026 to 2030.{{Cite press release |title=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 |url=https://www.airfranceklm.com/en/newsroom/air-france-klm-group-will-place-order-50-airbus-a350-family-aircraft-purchase-rights-40 |access-date=25 September 2023 |website=Air France-KLM Group}}{{Cite web |title=KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s |url=https://klmf.ly/3PQv4SR |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s}}
Replacing Airbus A330 and Boeing 777-200ER.
It is confirmed through manufacturer order records that the split will consist of 39 A350-900s and 11 A350-1000s.{{Cite web |date=3 April 2024 |title=Orders and Deliveries {{!}} Airbus |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/orders-and-deliveries |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=www.airbus.com}}
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.{{Cite web |title=KLM SafetyHerald |url=https://www.klmsafetyherald.com/klm-a350-fleet |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=www.klmsafetyherald.com}}

Airbus A350-1000

|—

|11

|34

|28

|32

|297

|391

Boeing 737-700

|6

|—

|20

|—

|6

|106

|132

|rowspan="3"|To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo family.

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 and replaced by Airbus A350.{{Cite press release |title=KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s |url=https://news.klm.com/klm-to-invest-in-cleaner-quieter-and-more-fuel-efficient-long-haul-aircraft-with-an-order-of-new-airbus-a350s/}}

Boeing 777-300ER

|16

|—

|35

|24

|56

|266

|381

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Boeing 787-9

|13

|—

|30

|21

|48

|176

|275

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Boeing 787-10

|11

|4

|38

|28

|39

|213

|318

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colspan="9" |KLM Cargo fleet
Airbus A350F

{{cite web |title=AF KLM reduces A350 freighter orders |url=https://www.aircargonews.net/freighter-operators/af-klm-reduces-a350-freighter-orders/1079797.article |website=Air Cargo News |publisher=Damian Brett |access-date=11 March 2025}}

|—

|3

| colspan="5" |Cargo{{efn|name=cargo|No seats, cargo configuration}}

| Replacing Boeing 747-400BCF and Boeing 747-400ERF.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/air-france-klm-orders-new-airbus-freighter-passenger-aircraft-2023-01-27/ |title=Air France-KLM orders new Airbus freighter, passenger aircraft |publisher=Reuters |date=27 January 2023}}
To be operated by Martinair.

Boeing 747-400BCF

|1

|—

| colspan="5" |Cargo{{efn|name=cargo}}

| rowspan="2" |To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350F.
Operated by Martinair.

{{nowrap|Boeing 747-400ERF}}

|3

|—

| colspan="5" |Cargo{{efn|name=cargo}}

Total

!115

!64

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=Gallery=

File:Berlin Brandenburg Airport KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A321-252NX PH-AXB (DSC06690).jpg|Airbus A321neo

File:KLM Airbus A330-200 PH-AOA at Schiphol 27-08-2021.jpg|Airbus A330-200

File:KLM Airbus A330-300 PH-AKA at Schiphol 27-08-2021.jpg|Airbus A330-300

File:KLM, PH-BGM, Boeing 737-7K2 (51007045497).jpg|Boeing 737-700

File:KLM, PH-HSE, Boeing 737-8K2 (30334972937).jpg|Boeing 737-800

File:KLM B737 (15425409841).jpg|Boeing 737-900 in SkyTeam livery

File:Boeing 747-400ERF (KLM Cargo) (3845593440).jpg|Boeing 747-400F

File:KLM B777-200ER.jpg|Boeing 777-200ER

File:PH-BVA@PEK (20220314155145).jpg|Boeing 777-300ER in "Orange Pride" special livery

File:KLM Boeing 787-9 PH-BHM (39757127710).jpg|Boeing 787-9

File:KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner PH-BKA (100 Years livery).jpg|Boeing 787-10 in "100 Years" special livery

Historical fleet

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

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Aircraft

!Total

!Introduced

!Retired

!Notes

Ilyushin Il-62

|7

|1971

|1972

|Joint operation with Aeroflot.
Used for the Tokyo ~ Moscow ~ Amsterdam service.{{cite web | url=https://aeroflotarchives.com/ilyushin-il-62.html | title=Ilyushin 62 - Aeroflot Archives | access-date=10 June 2020 | archive-date=4 December 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204234118/http://aeroflotarchives.com/ilyushin-il-62.html | url-status=usurped }}

Fleet development

=Fleet strategy=

KLM's first of eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured centennial markings.{{cite magazine |last1=Hales-Dutton |first1=Bruce |title=KLM. A Dutch of Class |magazine=Airliner World |volume=October 2019 |page=94}}

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.{{Cite web |title=KLM Neemt Definitief Afschied van AIRBUS A330-Vloot |date=5 November 2019 |url=https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/klm-neemt-definitief-afscheid-van-airbus-a330-vloot}} 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.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

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. {{Cite web |title=KLM Vervangt 777 en A330 door Boeing 787 Dreamliner |date=23 August 2023 |url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/klm-vervangt-777-en-a330-door-boeing-787-dreamliner}} This was disproven when Air France–KLM placed an order for 50 Airbus A350s.

=Special liveries=

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

  • PH-BVA, a Boeing 777-300ER, features an orange forward fuselage that fades into the standard blue to commemorate the Netherlands national team's participation in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web |url=http://news.klm.com/orangepride-klms-unique-orange-aircraft-to-promote-the-netherlands |title=#Orangepride: KLM's unique orange aircraft to promote the Netherlands}}
  • PH-KZU, a Fokker F70, has been applied with a special livery featuring Anthony Fokker, the founder of Fokker, commemorating the airline's long-standing history with Fokker aircraft and the phase-out of the Fokker 70 aircraft in October 2017.{{cite web |url=https://blog.klm.com/farewell-to-fokker/ |title=A Fond Farewell to Fokker - KLM Blog |work=KLM Blog |date=7 June 2017 |last1=Lammertse |first1=Kim }}

See also

References

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Category:Air France–KLM

Category:Lists of aircraft by operator