In September 2023, Air France-KLM placed an incremental order for up to 90 Airbus A350s, including 50 firm orders and 40 options. The intent was for these planes to be used for long term fleet renewal across both carriers.
Prior to this, Air France had already been flying Airbus A350s, while KLM’s wide body fleet renewal was focused on Boeing 787s. We’ve known that KLM would soon start taking delivery of the A350, and there’s now an interesting update, as we won’t have to wait much longer for this plane to fly. However, we may have to wait quite some time to fly in certain seats.
KLM always has fun with naming its planes, and has announced that the first plane will be named “The Night Watch,” after the renowned painting by Rembrandt. With this aircraft, KLM is introducing a new naming theme for the A350 fleet, inspired by famous Dutch works of art.
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