The Airbus A330-300 made its 1st KLM flight in 2012. This twin-jet aircraft is an earlier version of the Airbus A330-200 but was added to our fleet after the -200.
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The narrow-body fleet is composed of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft which will be replaced by the Airbus A320neo family aircraft in the mid 2024. Airbus A330, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner widebody aircraft are used primarily on long-haul flights.
Initially scheduled for the end of 2022, the withdrawal of the Airbus A380 fleet is part of the Air France-KLM Group's strategy to simplify its fleet and make it more competitive, by continuing its transformation with more modern, more efficient aircraft with a considerably reduced environmental footprint.
In 2003, we added the 1st Boeing 777-200ER to our fleet. The -200ER is the world's biggest twin-jet, with the largest landing gear of all commercial aircraft types. You just might fly in one of these aircraft to Dubai, Quito, Guayaquil, or Osaka (destinations may differ per season).
Modern aircraft with two engines flying transatlantic (the most common models used for transatlantic service being the Airbus A330, Boeing 767, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787) have to be ETOPS certified.
Is Airbus A330 a good plane? Looking at the respective operational ranges of these aircraft, the A330 competes very strongly with the 777. Indeed, the A330-200 outranks any first-generation 777 variant, with the A330-300 also beating the Boeing 777-300.
While the A340 was restricted by its efficiency, the A330 was a jack-of-all-trades for airlines. With a long-range and long fuselage, the aircraft could comfortably seat 300 passengers (in a two or three-class layout). Additionally, airlines could use denser configurations for shorter but busier corridors.
Boeing 787 DreamlinerYou can fly direct to selected long-haul destinations on our 13 state-of-the-art Dreamliners, including eight 787-8s and five 787-9s. Each one has between 300 and 345 seats, inclusive of Premium and economy seating.
The oldest operating airline in the world is KLM, the Dutch flag carrier. The first KLM flight took place in 1920, more than 100 years ago, flying from London to Amsterdam.