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Revision as of 05:39, 16 July 2020 by Dmartin969 (talk | contribs) (Reverted 1 edit by 1.242.84.212 (talk) to last revision by WOSlinkerBot (TW))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about the mainline KLM fleet, including the historical fleets of KLM. For information about the fleet of KLM Cityhopper, see KLM Cityhopper.Dutch flag-carrier airline KLM operates a fleet of more than a hundred aircraft, consisting of several different Boeing models as well as 2 variants of the Airbus A330.
Current fleet
As of July 2020, the KLM fleet (excluding its subsidiaries KLM Cityhopper, Transavia and Martinair) consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | E+ | E | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-200 | 8 | — | 18 | 36 | 214 | 268 | To be retired in 2025. |
| Airbus A330-300 | 5 | — | 30 | 40 | 222 | 292 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 16 | — | 20 | 6 | 106 | 132 | To be retired in 2022. |
| Boeing 737-800 | 31 | — | 20 | 6 | 150 | 176 | Received the last aircraft from the Boeing 737 NG series. |
| Boeing 737-900 | 5 | — | 28 | 18 | 138 | 184 | |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 15 | — | 34 | 40 | 242 | 316 | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 14 | 2 | 34 | 40 | 334 | 408 | |
| Boeing 787-9 | 13 | — | 30 | 48 | 216 | 294 | |
| Boeing 787-10 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 270 | 344 | |
| KLM Cargo fleet | |||||||
| Boeing 747-400ERF | 4 | — | Cargo | Operated by Martinair for KLM Cargo. | |||
| Total | 116 | 12 | |||||
Historical fleet
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Over the years, KLM has operated the following aircraft types:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A310-200 | 11 | 1983 | 1997 | |
| 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 | 2013 | |
| Boeing 747-200B | 5 | 1971 | 1991 | |
| 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 | |
| Boeing 747-300M | 3 | 1983 | 2003 | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 5 | 1989 | 2020 | |
| Boeing 747-400M | 17 | 1989 | 2020 | |
| 3 | Returned to service due to coronavirus outbreak. Using to transport cargo. | |||
| 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-4-1009 | 6 | 1946 | 1958 | |
| Douglas DC-5 | 4 | 1940 | 1941 | |
| Douglas DC-6 | 18 | 1948 | 1963 | |
| Douglas DC-7 | 15 | 1953 | 1966 | |
| Douglas DC-8 | 23 | 1960 | 1983 | |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 11 | 1967 | 1885 | |
| Douglas DC-9-10 | 6 | 1966 | 1989 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | 12 | 1967 | 1989 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30C | 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. |
| Koolhoven FK-33 | 1 | 1925 | 1927 | KLM's First aircraft with a name: Dikke Dirk; referring to the last two letters of the registration, H-NADD, and the big fuselage. |
| Koolhoven FK-40 | 1 | 1929 | 1936 | Only 1 aircraft was ever built: PH-AES. |
| Koolhoven FK-43 | 9 | 1932 | 1940 | They were so small, the aircraft received the names of insects; while the rest got the names of birds. |
| 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 | 13 | 1953 | 1966 | |
| Lockheed L-1049G Constellation | 6 | |||
| Lockheed L-1049H Constellation | 3 | |||
| Lockheed L-188C Electra | 12 | 1959 | 1969 | |
| 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 for training pilots to land aircraft with nose landing gear. |
| Vickers V.803 Viscount | 9 | 1957 | 1966 |
Fleet development
Fleet strategy
KLM's first of 8 Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured 100th anniversary markings.
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.
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 A330's. This move will make KLM an all-Boeing airline.
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.
- 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.
- Several aircraft bear the silver SkyTeam alliance livery, including PH-BVD (a 777-300ER), PH-BXO (a 737-900), and PH-EZX (a KLM Cityhopper ERJ-190).
- PH-BKA, a Boeing 787-10, features the standard KLM livery with a 100 wrapped around its lettering on the plane, this is because of the 100 years of being an established airline.
See also
- British Airways fleet
- United Airlines fleet
- American Airlines fleet
- Singapore Airlines fleet
- Delta Air Lines fleet
- Lufthansa fleet
- Air France fleet
- Air India fleet
- Emirates fleet
- Etihad Airways fleet
- Air New Zealand fleet
References
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- "The Air France - KLM group takes a next step in optimization of the long haul fleet". Newsroom KLM. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- https://aeroflotarchives.com/ilyushin-il-62.html
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- "KLM NEEMT DEFINITIEF AFSCHEID VAN AIRBUS A330-VLOOT".
- "#Orangepride: KLM's unique orange aircraft to promote the Netherlands".
- "A Fond Farewell to Fokker - KLM Blog". 7 June 2017.