# KLM fleet

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.

## Current fleet

As of March 2025, KLM operates the following aircraft:
KLM fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Airbus A320neo | — | 74 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 180 | Order with 60 options to be shared between KLM and its subsidiaries Transavia and Transavia France. Replacing Boeing 737 Next Generation. |
| Airbus A321neo | 4 | 74 | 30 | — | 6 | 191 | 227 | Order with 60 options to be shared between KLM and its subsidiaries Transavia and Transavia France. Replacing Boeing 737 Next Generation. |
| Airbus A330-200 | 6 | — | 18 | — | 36 | 210 | 264 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350. |
| Airbus A330-300 | 5 | — | 30 | — | 40 | 222 | 292 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350. |
| Airbus A350-900 | — | 11 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 238 | 331 | Order with 40 options to be shared between Air France and KLM and delivered from 2026 to 2030. 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. 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. |
| Airbus A350-1000 | — | 11 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 297 | 391 | Order with 40 options to be shared between Air France and KLM and delivered from 2026 to 2030. 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. 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. |
| Boeing 737-700 | 6 | — | 20 | — | 6 | 106 | 132 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo family. |
| Boeing 737-800 | 31 | — | 20 | — | 6 | 150 | 176 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo family. |
| Boeing 737-900 | 5 | — | 20 | — | 30 | 132 | 182 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo family. |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 15 | — | 35 | 24 | 54 | 175 | 288 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350. |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 16 | — | 35 | 24 | 56 | 266 | 381 | |
| Boeing 787-9 | 13 | — | 30 | 21 | 48 | 176 | 275 | |
| Boeing 787-10 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 39 | 213 | 318 | |
| KLM Cargo fleet |||||||||
| Airbus A350F | — | 4 | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | Replacing Boeing 747-400BCF and Boeing 747-400ERF. To be operated by Martinair. |
| Boeing 747-400BCF | 1 | — | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350F. Operated by Martinair. |
| Boeing 747-400ERF | 3 | — | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350F. Operated by Martinair. |
| Total | 115 | 104 | | | | | | |

### Gallery

* KLM current fleet
* Airbus A321neo
* Airbus A330-200
* Airbus A330-300
* Boeing 737-700
* Boeing 737-800
* Boeing 737-900 in SkyTeam livery
* Boeing 747-400F
* Boeing 777-200ER
* Boeing 777-300ER in "Orange Pride" special livery
* Boeing 787-9
* Boeing 787-10 in "100 Years" special livery

## Historical fleet

Over the years, KLM has operated the following aircraft types (list incomplete):
KLM historical fleet :
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| Airbus A310-200 | 11 | 1983 | 1997 | Most were sold to FedEx as freighters. |
| 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 | 2011 | |
| Boeing 747-200B | 4 | 1971 | 1991 | |
| Boeing 747-200B | 1 | 1971 | 1977 | PH-BUF crashed as Flight 4805. |
| 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 | PH-BUK preserved at Lelystad Aerodrome in 2004. |
| Boeing 747-300M | 3 | 1983 | 2003 | Largest operator of its type along with Swissair and Singapore Airlines. |
| Boeing 747-400 | 5 | 1989 | 2020 | European launch customer. Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Boeing 747-400M | 20 | 1989 | 2021 | 3 aircraft put back into service for cargo retired in October 2020. Largest scheduled operator. |
| 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 | 1945 | 1959 | |
| Douglas C-54B Skymaster | 3 | 1945 | 1959 | |
| Douglas DC-2 | 19 | 1934 | 1946 | |
| Douglas DC-3 | 58 | 1936 | 1964 | |
| Douglas DC-4 | 6 | 1946 | 1958 | |
| Douglas DC-5 | 4 | 1940 | 1941 | |
| Douglas DC-6 | 8 | 1948 | 1963 | |
| Douglas DC-6 | 1 | 1948 | 1952 | PH-TPJ crashed as Flight 592. |
| Douglas DC-6A | 2 | 1953 | 1961 | |
| Douglas DC-6B | 6 | 1952 | 1963 | |
| Douglas DC-6B | 1 | 1952 | 1954 | PH-DFO crashed as Flight 608. |
| Douglas DC-7C | 15 | 1953 | 1966 | |
| Douglas DC-8 | 22 | 1960 | 1983 | |
| Douglas DC-8 | 1 | 1960 | 1968 | PH-DCL crashed as Viasa Flight 897. |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 11 | 1967 | 1985 | |
| Douglas DC-9-15 | 6 | 1966 | 1989 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 (DC-9-32 model) | 12 | 1967 | 1989 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30C (DC-9-33RC model) | 6 | 1967 | 1989 | |
| 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 | |
| Koolhoven FK-40 | 1 | 1929 | 1936 | Only 1 aircraft was ever built: PH-AES. |
| Koolhoven FK-43 | 9 | 1932 | 1940 | |
| Koolhoven FK-48 | 1 | 1934 | 1940 | Used as a trainer aircraft. |
| Lockheed L-049 Constellation | 6 | 1946 | 1950 | |
| Lockheed L-749 Constellation | 13 | 1946 | 1953 | |
| Lockheed L-749A Constellation | 7 | 1946 | 1960 | |
| Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation | 11 | 1953 | 1966 | |
| Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation | 1 | 1953 | 1954 | PH-LKY crashed as Flight 633. |
| Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation | 1 | 1953 | 1957 | PH-LKT crashed as Flight 844. |
| Lockheed L-1049G Constellation | 6 | 1953 | 1966 | |
| Lockheed L-1049H Constellation | 2 | 1953 | 1966 | |
| Lockheed L-1049H Constellation | 1 | 1953 | 1958 | PH-LKM crashed as Flight 607-E. |
| Lockheed L-188C Electra | 12 | 1959 | 1969 | |
| Lockheed L-188C Electra | 12 | 1959 | 1961 | PH-LLM crashed as Flight 823. |
| 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 as a trainer aircraft. |
| Vickers V.803 Viscount | 9 | 1957 | 1966 | |

## Fleet development
### Fleet strategy

KLM's first of eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured centennial markings.
On 19 June 2013, KLM had ordered seven 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 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 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.
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 the 23rd of 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. 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 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 wear the silver SkyTeam alliance livery, including PH-BVD (a 777-300ER) (this one has been repainted to the original KLM colors but with the blue going a little further down at the nose), 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 to commemorate the airline's centennial.