The Air France-KLM Group will place an order for 50 Airbus A350 family aircraft
25 Setembro 2023 - 2:27PM
The Air France-KLM Group will place an order for 50 Airbus A350
family aircraft
Paris, September 25, 2023
The Air France-KLM Group will place an
order for 50 Airbus A350 family aircraft - with purchase rights for
40 additional aircraft - to accelerate the renewal of
its long-haul fleet
- Air France-KLM to become the
world’s largest operator of the Airbus A350 family aircraft.
The Air France-KLM Group today announced that it
plans to place a landmark aircraft order to pursue the renewal and
rationalization of its long-haul fleet, to the benefit of the
Group’s environmental and economic performance.
This Group order will cover 50 Airbus A350-900
and A350-1000 aircraft - with purchase rights for 40 additional
aircraft - with first deliveries expected in 2026 through to 2030.
This will be an evolutionary order, providing the Group with
flexibility to allocate aircraft within its portfolio of airlines,
according to market dynamics and local regulatory conditions.
Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith stated: "This
new order will be a major step in the renewal of the Group’s fleet.
The Airbus A350 is a state-of-the-art aircraft with an excellent
track record at Air France, where it has rapidly become a favorite
among passengers and crew since its entry into service in 2019. It
is the perfect fit for the network needs of the Group and boasts
outstanding performances: it is a quieter, more fuel efficient and
more cost-effective aircraft compared to previous generations. It
will be instrumental in helping the Group reach our ambitious
sustainability targets, including -30% CO2 emissions per passenger
kilometer by 20301.”
These aircraft will replace previous-generation
aircraft, namely Airbus A330 and older Boeing 777 aircraft.
This new order will come in addition to an
existing Air France-KLM order for 41 Airbus A350-900s for Air
France, of which 22 have been delivered to date.
Air France-KLM will also be among the launch
customers of the Airbus A350 Full Freighter version of the
aircraft, having ordered 8 aircraft to renew and expand its cargo
fleet.
With these combined orders, covering up to 99
aircraft, Air France-KLM would become the world’s largest A350
family aircraft operator.
The Airbus A350 symbolizes the transition to a
more sustainable air transport industry. The aircraft consumes 25%
less fuel than an equivalent-sized, previous-generation aircraft,
thanks to the use of lighter materials: 53% composites and 14%
titanium. Its noise footprint is also reduced by 40%.
Fleet renewal is the Group’s primary lever to
immediately cut CO2 and noise emissions. Alongside the use of
sustainable aviation fuel and eco-piloting techniques, it is one of
the pillars of the Group's decarbonization trajectory, which aims
for -30% CO2 emissions per passenger/km by 2030 compared to 2019.
Since the 2000s, Air France-KLM has reduced its noise footprint by
40% and the Group continues to work with all its stakeholders to
adapt its operations.
By 2028, the share of new generation aircraft in
the Air France-KLM fleet will reach 64%, compared to 5% in
2019.
As of September 25, 2023, Air France-KLM
operated a fleet of 533 aircraft to over 300 destinations
worldwide. Once this order is placed, the Group will have over 220
aircraft on order, including 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft,
with first deliveries expected by the end of 2023.
This order remains subject to standard company
approvals.
Investor
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Klinkers
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