KLM fleet
The KLM fleet consists of the passenger aircraft operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the regional jets operated by KLM Cityhopper and the freighters operated by Martinair for KLM Cargo. A registration-level census on 29 August 2026 identified 190 commercial aircraft across those three operating scopes: 128 KLM mainline passenger aircraft, 58 KLM Cityhopper regional aircraft and four Martinair freighters.[1][2] Eight Diamond training aircraft associated with KLM Flight Academy are recorded separately because they do not form part of the airline's commercial transport fleet.
Scope and counting method
Air France-KLM reports KLM, KLM Cityhopper and Martinair as separate fleet populations. At 31 December 2025, KLM mainline had 122 aircraft, all operational: 69 long-haul and 53 medium-haul. KLM Cityhopper had 62 aircraft, 57 operational, while Martinair had four freighters, all operational. The combined commercial reporting population was therefore 188 aircraft at year-end.[3]
The current table uses the registration-level KLM and Martinair listings accessed on 29 August 2026. It contains 128 mainline passenger aircraft, 58 Cityhopper aircraft and four Martinair-operated freighters, for a commercial total of 190. The same KLM listing also contains eight KLM Flight Academy trainers; those are excluded from the commercial headline but retained in a separate section because their registrations and training role are useful aviation data.[1][2]
The newer census shows both growth and replacement. Since the year-end reporting date, the listed KLM mainline fleet has gained five A321neos and its final 787-10, while the Cityhopper list contains four fewer E190s. A registration missing from a current listing is not assigned a sold, stored or scrapped status without an airframe-specific source.
Transavia Netherlands is outside this page's scope. It is part of the KLM Group for corporate reporting, but has its own airline identity, operating certificates and fleet. Aircraft wet-leased to cover short-term capacity are likewise not treated as permanent KLM fleet members unless they enter the relevant operator's registration-level fleet.
Current commercial fleet
| Operating scope | Role | Aircraft type | Variant represented | Aircraft | Registration series or individual registrations |
| KLM | Short/medium haul | Airbus A321neo | A321-252NX | 17 | PH-AXA to PH-AXU, with source-listed gaps |
| KLM | Short/medium haul | Boeing 737-700 | 737-7K2 | 6 | PH-BGF, PH-BGG, PH-BGH, PH-BGI, PH-BGM, PH-BGQ |
| KLM | Short/medium haul | Boeing 737-800 | 737-8K2 / 737-8BK | 30 | PH-BCA*; PH-BG*; PH-BX*; PH-HSD; PH-HSE |
| KLM | Short/medium haul | Boeing 737-900 | 737-9K2 | 5 | PH-BXO, PH-BXP, PH-BXR, PH-BXS, PH-BXT |
| KLM | Long haul | Airbus A330-200 | A330-203 | 6 | PH-AOA to PH-AOF |
| KLM | Long haul | Airbus A330-300 | A330-303 | 5 | PH-AKA, PH-AKB, PH-AKD, PH-AKE, PH-AKF |
| KLM | Long haul | Boeing 777-200ER | 777-206(ER) | 15 | PH-BQA to PH-BQP, with source-listed gaps |
| KLM | Long haul | Boeing 777-300ER | 777-306(ER) / 777-300(ER) | 16 | PH-BVA to PH-BVW, with source-listed gaps |
| KLM | Long haul | Boeing 787-9 | 787-9 | 13 | PH-BHA to PH-BHP, with source-listed gaps |
| KLM | Long haul | Boeing 787-10 | 787-10 | 15 | PH-BKA to PH-BKS, with source-listed gaps |
| KLM Cityhopper | Regional | Embraer 175 | E175STD | 17 | PH-EXG to PH-EXZ, with source-listed gaps |
| KLM Cityhopper | Regional | Embraer 190 | E190STD | 16 | PH-EX* and PH-EZ* registrations listed by source |
| KLM Cityhopper | Regional | Embraer 195-E2 | E195-E2 | 25 | PH-NXA to PH-NXZ, with source-listed gaps |
| Martinair for KLM Cargo | Freighter | Boeing 747-400ERF | 747-406F(ER) | 3 | PH-CKA, PH-CKB, PH-CKC |
| Martinair for KLM Cargo | Freighter | Boeing 747-400BCF | 747-412(BCF) | 1 | PH-MPS |
| Commercial total | 190 |
An asterisk denotes a source-listed registration series, not every possible letter in that series. The table does not manufacture registrations from an apparent sequence. Variant suffixes are retained where the current listings supply them; Boeing's former customer code K2 identifies aircraft originally specified for KLM, while a different suffix may reflect an airframe acquired from another customer.[1][2]
KLM mainline fleet
European fleet
The European mainline fleet contains 58 aircraft: 17 A321neos and 41 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. The A321neo entered KLM service in September 2024 and is replacing the 737 fleet progressively. Airbus delivered the first aircraft on 27 August 2024. It was configured for 227 passengers and fitted with CFM International LEAP-1A engines; KLM adopted a butterfly naming theme for the series.[4]
At 31 December 2025, KLM reported 12 A321neos, six 737-700s, 30 737-800s and five 737-900s. The current census retains the same 41-aircraft 737 total but lists 17 A321neos. The difference is presented as a dated fleet change, not as proof of the delivery or withdrawal date of any particular registration.[3][1]
The 737 subfleet is not homogeneous. Most listed 737-800s carry the KLM-specific -8K2 designation, while PH-BXU is listed as a 737-8BK. Exact configuration can also vary within a nominal type, so the article records operator-published representative capacities rather than assigning a cabin to every registration.[1][5]
Long-haul fleet
The current mainline long-haul fleet contains 70 aircraft: eleven A330s, 31 777s and 28 787 Dreamliners. The A330 fleet is divided between six A330-200s and five A330-300s. The 777 fleet comprises fifteen 777-200ERs and sixteen 777-300ERs.[1]
KLM completed its Dreamliner delivery programme on 30 January 2026 with the arrival of its 28th 787, the 787-10 Krokus. The resulting fleet has thirteen 787-9s and fifteen 787-10s. KLM stated that every Dreamliner had received Premium Comfort by that date.[6]
The A330 and 777 fleets are scheduled to be renewed progressively by Airbus A350-family aircraft. KLM's first A350, named The Night Watch, was expected at the end of August 2026 and scheduled to begin passenger service to Toronto in September. KLM published a 331-seat layout comprising 34 World Business Class, 26 Premium Comfort and 271 Economy seats, while noting that certification of the business-class seat was not complete when the entry-into-service plan was announced.[7]
The A350 is not included in the 29 August operational census because the current registration-level source did not list it. An expected delivery date and a future schedule are not treated as proof that an aircraft has entered the operational fleet.[1][7]
KLM Cityhopper
KLM Cityhopper operates the regional fleet used on lower-capacity European routes. The current census contains 58 Embraer aircraft: seventeen E175s, sixteen E190s and 25 E195-E2s.[1]
The E195-E2 is the renewal type. KLM Cityhopper received its 25th example in October 2025; KLM described it as a 136-seat aircraft and reported that the Cityhopper fleet then comprised 61 aircraft. At 31 December 2025, the formal fleet report showed 62 aircraft, of which 57 were operational, after three E195-E2s entered and seven E190s left during the year.[8][3]
Those figures describe different dates. The current listing still contains 25 E195-E2s but only sixteen E190s, producing a 58-aircraft total. No operational, storage or disposal status is assigned to an E190 absent from the newer list without a specific source.
Cargo fleet
Martinair is the operating carrier for KLM Cargo's dedicated freighters. The current fleet comprises four Boeing 747-400 freighters: three factory-built 747-400ERFs registered PH-CKA, PH-CKB and PH-CKC, plus the converted 747-400BCF PH-MPS.[1][2]
Air France-KLM's 31 December 2025 report also counted four Martinair aircraft, all operational. The split between the KLM-branded registration listing and the Martinair listing reflects database/operator presentation rather than four additional aircraft.[3]
Martinair placed a firm order for four Airbus A350Fs to replace the 747 freighters. KLM originally described replacement as beginning in the second half of 2026; a later KLM fleet update referred to A350F introduction in 2027. The freighters are therefore kept in the future-fleet section until they enter service, rather than counted as current aircraft.[9][7]
Training fleet
The current KLM registration listing also contains three Diamond DA40 NG single-engine trainers—PH-KFW, PH-KFX and PH-KFZ—and five Diamond DA42 NG twin-engine trainers—PH-KFA through PH-KFE. They are associated with KLM Flight Academy and are excluded from the 190-aircraft commercial fleet total.[1]
The Academy's published training sequence confirms the operational distinction: students progress from theory to a single-engine phase on the DA40 and then to a multi-engine phase on the DA42 before final training at Schiphol.[10]
Engines
| Aircraft | Engine family represented |
| Airbus A321neo | CFM International LEAP-1A |
| Airbus A330-200/-300 | General Electric CF6 |
| Boeing 737-700/-800/-900 | CFM International CFM56-7B |
| Boeing 777-200ER/-300ER | General Electric GE90 |
| Boeing 787-9/-10 | General Electric GEnx |
| Embraer 175 / 190 | General Electric CF34 |
| Embraer 195-E2 | Pratt & Whitney PW1900G |
| Boeing 747-400ERF | General Electric CF6 |
| Boeing 747-400BCF PH-MPS | Pratt & Whitney PW4000 family |
| Diamond DA40 NG / DA42 NG | Austro Engine piston family |
The table records engine families represented by each current type. It does not assign an individual engine serial number or maintenance status to an airframe. Airbus independently confirms the LEAP-1A installation on KLM's first A321neo, while the Air France-KLM fleet data supplies representative engine information for the principal commercial types.[4][3]
Ownership and fleet development
At 31 December 2025, 49 of KLM mainline's 122 aircraft were wholly owned, 29 were under finance leases and 44 were under operating leases. The operational fleet averaged 13.5 years: 12.4 years for long-haul aircraft and 14.8 years for medium-haul aircraft. KLM Cityhopper's 62-aircraft fleet was 25.8% owned, 25.8% finance-leased and 48.4% operating-leased.[3]
KLM plans to invest €7 billion in fleet renewal. The programme joins the A321neo replacement of 737s, the completed 787 delivery programme, E195-E2 regional renewal and the introduction of passenger and freighter A350s.[6][7]
Air France-KLM's passenger A350 agreement covers 50 A350-900 and A350-1000 aircraft, with options for 40 more, allocated between KLM and Air France according to operating needs and regulatory conditions. It should not be converted into a fixed KLM-only order count unless the Group identifies the allocation.[11]
Registrations and individual aircraft records
Current KLM-group aircraft use Dutch PH- registrations. Repeated blocks—such as PH-AX for A321neos, PH-BH for 787-9s and PH-NX for E195-E2s—make fleet patterns visible, but they do not prove continuous sequences, delivery order, ownership or present status. Gaps in the source-listed blocks are retained.[1]
An individual-aircraft page should connect a verified registration to its manufacturer serial number, exact variant, first flight, delivery, operator, previous identities, engine installation, cabin configuration, name and dated status. This fleet overview deliberately avoids filling empty MSN fields or inferring airframe events from a changing fleet count.
Related pages
Sources
Air France-KLM fleet — Air France-KLM, accessed 29 August 2026
KLM registration-level fleet — Flightradar24, accessed 29 August 2026
Martinair registration-level fleet — Flightradar24, accessed 29 August 2026
KLM aircraft types — KLM, accessed 29 August 2026
Image source and licence: KLM Airbus A321neo PH-AXC — André Gerwing, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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