Air France-KLM Will Buy More A350 Jets

To keep up with the momentum of modernising the aircraft fleet, Air France-KLM Group is set to order more Airbus widebody jets. The Group will order 50 Airbus A350s, comprising the A350-900 and A350-1000 variants, with the option of 40 additional aeroplanes. The deliveries are expected to be completed between 2026 and 2030.The new order will add to an already-placed order for 41 Airbus A350-900s for Air France. Of those, 22 have already been delivered. The new aeroplanes will replace previous-gen jets, including the Airbus A330 and Boeing 777. Besides that, the Group will also be among the first brands to use the Airbus A350 Full Freighter derivative of the aircraft. It has already placed an order for eight of those.As things stand, Air France-KLM is set to become the largest A350 operator in the world. Once the order is placed, the Group will have over 200 aircraft on order, including 100 derivatives from the Airbus A320neo family.