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KLM fleet

KLM operates a fleet of 125 aircraft. The narrow-body fleet consists 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]

Current fleet

As of April 2026, KLM operates the following aircraft:[2][3]

Gallery

Historical fleet

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

Historical gallery

Fleet development

Fleet strategy

KLM's first of eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured centennial markings.[70]

CEO Ben Smith announced at Air France's Investor Day on 5 November 2019 in Paris that "in the near future", KLM would only use the Boeing 777 and 787 as their long and medium-haul fleet, respectively, after retiring their thirteen Airbus A330s.[71] This move would have made KLM an all-Boeing carrier, however, KLM announced in December 2021 an order for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft which would be shared with Transavia and Transavia France. This order was to replace KLM's short-haul Boeing 737 fleet alongside Transavia's.

There was considerable speculation on the replacement of KLM’s aging 777 and A330 fleet, of which the oldest 777-200ERs dated back to 2003. On 23 August 2023, it was reported that contrary to 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.[72] 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:

  • 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.[73]
  • PH-KZU, a Fokker 70, 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.[74]

See also

References

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