Air France-KLM orders 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft for KLM and Transavia and signs an LOI for the purchase of 4 Airbus A350F Full Freighter aircraft for Air France
December 16 2021 - 12:15PM
Air France-KLM orders 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft for KLM
and Transavia and signs an LOI for the purchase of 4 Airbus A350F
Full Freighter aircraft for Air France
Roissy, December 16, 2021
Air France-KLM orders 100 Airbus A320neo
family aircraft - with purchase rights for an additional 60
aircraft - for KLM and Transavia, and signs an LOI for the purchase
of 4 Airbus A350F Full Freighter aircraft for Air
France
On December 16, 2021, the Air France-KLM
Board of Directors made the decision to move forward on
the Group’s goal to improve its economic and
environmental performance through the introduction of next
generation aircraft. In doing so, the Group also
demonstrated its ability to
leverage purchasing synergies.
1. Firm order
for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft - with
purchase rights for 60 additional aircraft, to renew the
fleets of KLM and Transavia Netherlands, and to renew
and expand the fleet of Transavia
France.
The order covers Airbus A320neo and Airbus
A321neo aircraft. The first deliveries are expected in the second
half of 2023.
Benefiting from the latest technological
innovations, the A320neo family aircraft offer the best performance
in their category for the network needs of the Group’s
airlines. Compared to previous generation aircraft, they offer a
unit cost reduction of more than 10%, as well as
a 15% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Their noise footprint is also 50% lower.
Fleet renewal is the first lever to cut
CO2 emissions, with immediate effect. Alongside the use of
sustainable aviation fuels and eco-piloting, it is one of the
pillars of the Group's decarbonization trajectory, which aims for
net zero emissions by 2050, and -50% CO2 emissions per
passenger/km by 2030, i.e. -15% in absolute
terms.
These aircraft will operate medium-haul routes
in Europe, notably from Amsterdam-Schiphol
- KLM's global hub and Transavia Netherlands' main
base, and from Paris-Orly, Transavia France's main base.
Details of the cabin
configuration will be announced at a later
date.
2. Signature of
a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the purchase
of 4 Airbus A350F Full
Freighter aircraft – with purchase rights for 4 additional
aircraft, to increase cargo capacity at Air
France.
In the context of a steady
and sustainable growth of demand for air cargo, this
order would increase Air France-KLM’s cargo
capacity. Air France-KLM would be among
the launch operators of the A350F Full
Freighter.
This order would come with full
substitution rights to Airbus A350 passenger aircraft, which
constitute the new spearhead of the Air France long-haul fleet. The
airline currently operates 12 of the 38 aircraft of the
type on order.
Benjamin Smith, CEO of the Air France-KLM Group,
said: "These evolutionary orders will position our Group airlines
on the path to improved performance while accelerating our
decarbonization trajectory. This is a major step forward for KLM,
Transavia and Air France, which will operate the best aircraft
available for their network needs. The outstanding performances of
the A320neo family and of the A350F Full-Freighter, which are
quieter, more fuel-efficient and more cost-effective aircraft, make
them the best choices for the long-term growth of our fleet. They
will be instrumental in reaching our ambitious targets, including
zero net CO2 emissions by 2050.”
As of December 15, 2021, Air
France-KLM operated a fleet of 502 aircraft to over 300
destinations worldwide.
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