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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.

The Dutch flag carrier airline KLM operates a fleet of 116 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]

Current fleet

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As of July 2025, KLM operates the following aircraft:[2][3]

KLM fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers[2] Notes
J W Y+ Y Total
Airbus A320neo — 9 TBA 180 Order 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 9 24[6] 30 — 6 191 227[6]
Airbus A330-200 6 — 18 — 36 210 264 To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350.[7][8]
Airbus A330-300 5 — 30 — 40 222 292
Airbus A350-900 — 11 34 26 33 238 331[9] Order with 40 options to be shared between KLM and Air France and delivered from 2026 to 2030.[8][10]
Replacing Airbus A330 and Boeing 777-200ER.[8]
It is confirmed through manufacturer order records that the split will consist of 39 A350-900s and 11 A350-1000s.[11]
Preliminary delivery data suggests that KLM will take up all of the group's ordered -1000 variant aircraft and 11 of the -900 variant, leaving 28 -900 variant aircraft for Air France.[5]
Airbus A350-1000 — 11 34 28 32 297 391[9]
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 and replaced by Airbus A350.[7][8]
Boeing 777-300ER 16 — 35 24 56 266 381
Boeing 787-9 13 — 30 21 48 176 275
Boeing 787-10 12[12] 3 38 28 39 213 318
KLM Cargo fleet
Airbus A350F — 3 Cargo Replacing Boeing 747-400BCF and Boeing 747-400ERF.[13][14]
To be operated by Martinair.
Boeing 747-400BCF 1 — Cargo To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350F.[13]
Operated by Martinair.
Boeing 747-400ERF 3 — Cargo
Total 122 61
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Historical fleet

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

KLM historical fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A310-200 10 1983 1997 [15][16]
Boeing 737-200 3 1987 1995 [15][17]
Boeing 737-300 19 1986 2011 [15][17]
Boeing 737-400 19 1989 2011 [15][17]
Boeing 747-200B 5 1971 1991 [18]
Boeing 747-200M 7 1975 1986 [19][18]
Boeing 747-200B/SUD 3 1985 2003 [19][18]
Boeing 747-200M/SUD 7 1985 2003 [19][18]
Boeing 747-200/SUD/SF 3 1998 2003 [19]
Boeing 747-300M 3 1983 2003 Largest operator of its type along with Swissair and Singapore Airlines.[20]
Boeing 747-400 5 1989 2020 [19][21]
Boeing 747-400M 17 1989 2021 [19][21]
Boeing 767-300ER 12 1995 2007 [22]
Carley Werkspoor Jumbo 1 1930 1940 [23]
Convair CV-240 12 1948 1959 [24]
Convair CV-340 12 1954 1963 [24]
Convair CV-880 1 1963 1965 Leased and operated by Viasa
Painted in KLM livery on one side and Viasa livery on the other[25]
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 49 1944 1965 [26]
Douglas DC-2 18 1934 1940 [27]
Douglas DC-3 27 1936 1946 [26]
Ilyushin Il-62 7 1971 1972 Joint operation with Aeroflot.
Used for the Tokyo ~ Moscow ~ Amsterdam service.[28]

Fleet development

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Fleet strategy

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KLM's first of eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured centennial markings.[29]

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.[30] 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.[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.[31] This was disproven when Air France–KLM placed an order for 50 Airbus A350s.[1]

Special liveries

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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.[32]
  • 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.[33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s". KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Seating plans". KLM. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Orders and Deliveries | Airbus". www.airbus.com. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b "KLM Group chooses Airbus A320neo family for KLM and Transavia's European fleet" (Press release). KLM Group. 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "KLM SafetyHerald". www.klmsafetyherald.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b "KLM SafetyHerald". www.klmsafetyherald.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b "KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s" (Press release).
  8. ^ a b c d "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.
  9. ^ a b "KLM Maakt Indelinh AIRBUS A350'S Bekemd: Meer Stoelen dan A330 en 777". 12 December 2023.
  10. ^ "KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s". KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Orders and Deliveries | Airbus". www.airbus.com. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  12. ^ "KLM neemt nieuwe Boeing 787-10 in ontvangstpublisher=luchtvaartnieuws.nl" (Press release). 16 June 2025.
  13. ^ a b "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.
  15. ^ a b c d Diaz, Pablo (17 June 2024). "Proudly (not) All Boeing: Images of KLM's first A321neo unveiled". Aviacionline. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  16. ^ "KLM Airbus A310 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  17. ^ a b c "KLM Boeing 737 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  18. ^ a b c d Falcus, Matt (18 January 2022). "Classic Airline Fleets – KLMs Boeing 747 SUD". Airport Spotting. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  19. ^ a b c d e f Cross, Lee (7 April 2021). "KLM's Dutch Queens of the Sky". KeyAero. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  20. ^ "KLM Boeing 747 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  21. ^ a b Kontoravdis, Mateen (20 April 2018). "As Times Change for the 747, KLM Still Holds the Rare Key to One of the Queen's Gems". AirlineGeeks. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  22. ^ "KLM Boeing 767 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  23. ^ "Civil Aircraft Register - Netherlands". Airhistory. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  24. ^ a b "KLM Convair Liner Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  25. ^ "KLM Convair-880 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  26. ^ a b "KLM Douglas DC-3 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  27. ^ "KLM Douglas DC-2 Fleet". KLM Safety Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  28. ^ "Ilyushin 62 - Aeroflot Archives". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  29. ^ Hales-Dutton, Bruce. "KLM. A Dutch of Class". Airliner World. Vol. October 2019. p. 94.
  30. ^ "KLM Neemt Definitief Afschied van AIRBUS A330-Vloot". 5 November 2019.
  31. ^ "KLM Vervangt 777 en A330 door Boeing 787 Dreamliner". 23 August 2023.
  32. ^ "#Orangepride: KLM's unique orange aircraft to promote the Netherlands".
  33. ^ 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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