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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 the Airbus A320neo family aircraft in 2024. Airbus A330, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-body aircraft are used on medium and long-haul flights.
The DC-8 was the mainstay of the KLM narrowbody jet fleet. In 1980, KLM carried 9,715,069 passengers. In 1983, it reached an agreement with Boeing to upgrade ten of its Boeing 747-200 aircraft (Three 747-200Bs and seven 747-200Ms) with the stretched-upper-deck modification.
As of November 2024, there were 429 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100, 2 747SPs, 16 747-200s, 1 747-300, 258 747-400s, and 151 747-8s. [1] These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.
The aircraft, PH-BFC, remained in service with KLM until its retirement from the fleet on 14 March 2018. [9] It became part of the KLM Asia fleet in 1995 when the subsidiary was established to allow KLM to fly to both Taiwan and mainland China. PH-BFC was later repainted in the standard KLM livery after a maintenance check. [10]
Meurs had 9,200 flight hours, of which 95 hours were on the 747. Schreuder had 17,031 flight hours, of which 543 hours were on the 747. The aircraft was a Boeing 747-206B, registration PH-BUF, named Rijn . The KLM jet was carrying 14 crew members and 235 passengers, including 52 children.
Martinair fleet; Aircraft Fleet Introduced Retired Notes; Airbus A310-200: 2 1984 1995 Both sold to FedEx Express. Airbus A320-200: 7 2003 2008 Boeing 737-800: 3 2004 2007 Leased from Miami Air International. Boeing 747-200F: 1 1991 2008 Boeing 747-200C: 2 1987 2008 Boeing 747-200SF: 1 2003 2006 Leased from Southern Air. Boeing 747-300M: 1 2000 ...
The stretched 747 Advanced was launched as the 747-8 on November 14, 2005, for a market forecast of 300 aircraft using engines and other technology from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The first 747-8F Freighter performed its maiden flight on February 8, 2010, and the passenger 747-8I Intercontinental followed suit on March 20, 2011.
VIASA leased this Boeing 747-200B from KLM in 1972. The aircraft wore a mixed livery during the lease agreement, with the port side in KLM colours and its starboard with a VIASA decor. [21] [22] In March 1970, the Government of Venezuela had a majority stake (55%) in the carrier, while the balance was held by private investors.