KLM operates a fleet of 127 aircraft. The narrow-body fleet consists of mostly Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft which will be replaced by Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Airbus A330, Airbus A350, 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.

Current fleet , KLM operates the following aircraft: + KLM fleetAircraft In serviceOrdersPassengersNotes Total—9180Order with 60 options to be shared between KLM and its subsidiaries Transavia and Transavia France.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.Airbus A321neo171630—6191227Airbus A330-2005—18—36210264To be retired and replaced by the Airbus A350-900.Airbus A330-3005—30—40222292Airbus A350-900121342633238331 Order with 40 options to be shared between KLM and Air France and delivered from 2026 to 2030.Replacing Airbus A330 and Boeing 777-200ER.It is confirmed through manufacturer order records the split will consist of 47 A350-900s and 3 A350-1000s, with 22 A350-900 allocated to KLM.Boeing 737-7006—20—6106132To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo family.Boeing 737-80026—20—6150176Boeing 737-9005—20—3013218215—352454175288To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350-900.16—352456266381Boeing 787-913—302148176275Boeing 787-1015—382839213318KLM Cargo fleetAirbus A350F—3 Replacing Boeing 747-400ERF.To be operated by Martinair.3—1—To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350F.Operated by Martinair.Total12749 Gallery

Historical fleet

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

+ KLM historical fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesRefAirbus A310-2001019831997BAC 1-11-301AG119681968Leased from British Eagle.Boeing 737-200319871995Boeing 737-3001919862011Boeing 737-4001919892011Boeing 747-200B719711995One crashed as Flight 4805Boeing 747-200M719751986Boeing 747-200B/SUD319852003Boeing 747-200M/SUD719852003Boeing 747-200/SUD/SF319982003Boeing 747-300M319832003Largest operator of its type along with Swissair and Singapore Airlines.Boeing 747-400519892020Boeing 747-400M1719892021Boeing 767-300ER1219952007Carley Werkspoor Jumbo119301940Convair CV-2401219481959Convair CV-3401219541963Convair CV-880119631965Leased and operated by Viasa.Painted in KLM livery on one side and Viasa livery on the other.de Havilland DH.9B419211926de Havilland DH.16419201924Operated KLM's first flight.Leased from Aircraft Transport and Travel.de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide219451947de Havilland DH.89B Dominie419451947Douglas C-47 Skytrain4919441965Includes "A" and "B" variants.Douglas C-54 Skymaster2919451959Douglas DC-21819341940Douglas DC-32719361946Douglas DC-4619461958Douglas DC-5419401941Transferred to KNILM due to World War II.Douglas DC-61719481965Douglas DC-71519571969Douglas DC-8-30719601973Douglas DC-8-5019196119812 leased from Philippine Airlines.Douglas DC-8-601119671985Douglas DC-9-15619661989Douglas DC-9-301919671989Fokker F.II219201927Fokker F.III1419211930Fokker F.VII3019241940Includes "F.VII", "F.VIIA" and "F.VIIB" variants.Fokker F.VIII719271938Fokker F.IX219301936Fokker F.XII819311936Fokker F.XVIII519321936Fokker F.XX119331936Fokker F.XXII319351939Fokker F.XXXVI119341939Fokker 100619891998Ilyushin Il-62719711972Joint operation with Aeroflot.Used for the Tokyo ~ Moscow ~ Amsterdam service.Koolhoven FK-33119251927Koolhoven FK-40119291936Koolhoven FK-43919321940Koolhoven FK-48119341940Lockheed L-049 Constellation619461950Lockheed L-749 Constellation2019471959Includes "A" variant.Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation2219531965Includes "C", "G", and "H" variants.Lockheed L-188C Electra1219591969Lockheed Super Electra-14219381939McDonnell Douglas DC-10-3012197219953 aircraft were leased to other airlines and never entered service with KLM.Excludes 1 aircraft operated by Northwest Airlines with a hybrid KLM-Northwest Airlines livery between 1998 and 2000.McDonnell Douglas MD-11 1019932014Last commercial passenger operator.Stearman Hammond Y-1S119371939Vickers Viscount 803919571966

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Fleet development Fleet strategy

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

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. 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. 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. 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.

See also Air France fleet British Airways fleet Lufthansa fleet

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