Air France fleet
Air France operates a fleet of 226 aircraft, mostly Airbus aircraft. Its narrow-body fleet consists of all-four Airbus A320 family variants, on the other hand the wide-body aircraft of Airbus A330, Airbus A350, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 serve as long-haul operations.[1][2][3][4] The airline has also ordered the short-haul Airbus A220s to replace their aging Airbus A318s and Airbus A319s. In September 2023, Air France-KLM announced an additional order for 50 Airbus A350s to replace their Airbus A330s and their Boeing 777-200ERs.[5]
Current fleet
[edit]As of September 2024[update], Air France operates the following aircraft:[citation needed]
Air France passenger fleet | ||||||||
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Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
F | J | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A220-300 | 37 | 23[5] | — | 20 | — | 128 | 148 | Order with 30 options and 30 purchase rights[5] To replace Airbus A318 and A319.[citation needed] |
Airbus A318-100 | 6 | — | — | 18 | — | 113 | 131 | Largest airline operator of the type.[6] To be retired and replaced by Airbus A220.[citation needed] |
Airbus A319-100 | 10 | — | — | 20 | — | 122 | 142 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A220.[citation needed] |
123 | 143 | |||||||
Airbus A320-200 | 36 | — | — | 20 | — | 154 | 174 | |
18 | 160 | 178 | ||||||
Airbus A321-100 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 212 | 212 | |
Airbus A321-200 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 200 | 200 | |
212 | 212 | |||||||
Airbus A330-200 | 14 | — | — | 36 | 21 | 167 | 224 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350-900.[7] |
Airbus A350-900 | 35 | 6[8][9] | — | 34 | 24 | 266 | 324[10] | 50 firm orders with 40 options between both A350-900 and A350-1000 by Air France–KLM to be shared with KLM from 2026.[11][8][12] To replace all remaining Airbus A330-200s and Boeing 777-200ERs.[7][13] |
— | 48 | 32 | 212 | 292 | ||||
Airbus A350-1000 | — | TBA | ||||||
Boeing 777-200ER | 18 | — | — | 40 | 24 | 216 | 280 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350-1000.[7] |
28 | 260 | 312 | ||||||
Boeing 777-300ER | 43 | — | 4 | 58 | 28 | 206 | 296 | Launch operator Older aircraft to be retired and replaced by Airbus A350-1000.[7][14] |
— | 48 | 48 | 273 | 369 | ||||
14 | 28 | 430 | 472[15] | |||||
Boeing 787-9[16] | 10 | — | — | 30 | 21 | 228 | 279 | |
Air France Cargo fleet | ||||||||
Airbus A350F | — | 4[17] | Cargo | |||||
Boeing 777F | 2 | — | Cargo | |||||
Total | 226 | 33 |
Gallery
[edit]Fleet history
[edit]Previously, Air France operated the following aircraft types:[18]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Replacement | Notes | Refs |
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Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde | 6 | 1976 | 2003 | None | ||
1 | 2000 | F-BTSC crashed as Flight 4590. | ||||
Airbus A300B2-100 | 8 | 1974 | 1996 | Airbus A330-200 | ||
1 | 1994 | None | F-GBEC hijacked and written-off as Flight 8969. | |||
Airbus A300B4-200 | 16 | 1976 | 1998 | Airbus A330-200 | F-BVGG hijacked in 1976 as Flight 139. | |
Airbus A310-200 | 7 | 1984 | 2002 | Airbus A330-200 | ||
Airbus A310-300 | 4 | 1989 | 2002 | |||
Airbus A320-100 | 13 | 1988 | 2010[19] | Airbus A320-200 | ||
1 | 1988 | None | F-GFKC crashed as Flight 296Q. | |||
Airbus A330-200 | 1 | 2005 | 2009 | None | F-GZCP crashed as Flight 447. | |
Airbus A340-200 | 6 | 1993 | 1999 | Airbus A340-300 | ||
Airbus A340-300 | 23 | 1993 | 2020 | Airbus A350-900[20] Boeing 777-200ER Boeing 777-300ER Boeing 787-9 |
Launch customer. Early retirement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
[21] |
1 | 2005 | None | F-GLZQ crashed as Flight 358. | |||
Airbus A380-800 | 10 | 2009 | 2020 | Airbus A350-900[20] | Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic. 5 to be stored at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris with no plans to re-enter the fleet, and the other 5 to be scrapped.[22] |
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Boeing 707-320B | 7 | 1960 | 1982 | Airbus A300 | ||
1 | 1969 | None | F-BHSZ crashed as Flight 212. | |||
Boeing 707-320C | 11 | 1960 | 1984 | Airbus A310 | ||
1 | 1968 | None | F-BLCJ crashed as Flight 212. | |||
Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental | 17 | 1959 | 1979 | Airbus A300 | ||
1 | 1976 | None | F-BHSH irreparably damaged by a bomb explosion.[23] | |||
1 | 1961 | F-BHSA crashed as Flight 272. | [24] | |||
1 | 1962 | F-BHSM crashed as Flight 007. | ||||
1 | 1962 | F-BHST crashed as Flight 117. | ||||
Boeing 727-200 | 29 | 1968 | 1992 | Airbus A320-200 | ||
Boeing 737-200 | 24 | 1982 | 2002 | |||
Boeing 737-300 | 9 | 1991 | 2004 | |||
Boeing 737-500 | 30 | 1990 | 2007 | |||
Boeing 747-100 | 17 | 1970 | 2000 | Boeing 747-400 | ||
Boeing 747-200B | 2 | 1977 | 2005 | Boeing 777-300ER | ||
Boeing 747-200F | 11 | 1974 | 2003 | Boeing 747-400ERF | ||
Boeing 747-200M | 16 | 1977 | 2005 | Boeing 777-300ER | ||
Boeing 747-200M/SUD | 2 | 1992 | 2007 | Acquired from merged Union de Transports Aériens. Converted from two 747-200M aircraft. |
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Boeing 747-300 | 3 | 1991 | 2007 | Acquired from merged Union de Transports Aériens. | ||
Boeing 747-300M | 1 | 1991 | 2007 | |||
Boeing 747-400 | 10 | 1991 | 2016 | Airbus A380-800 Boeing 777-300ER |
2 leased by Saudia. | |
4 | Converted into freighters and transferred to Air France Cargo. | |||||
Boeing 747-400BCF | 4 | 2009 | 2011 | Boeing 777F | Converted from 747-400 passenger aircraft. | |
Boeing 747-400ERF | 6 | 2002 | 2015 | |||
Boeing 747-400M | 3 | 1992 | 2012 | Boeing 777-300ER | ||
Boeing 767-200ER | 2 | 1991 | 1992 | None | ||
Boeing 767-300ER | 8 | 1991 | 2003 | Airbus A330-200 | ||
Bréguet 763 Deux-Ponts | 12 | 1952 | 1971 | Unknown | ||
de Havilland Comet | 3 | 1953 | 1954 | Vickers Viscount 700 | ||
Dewoitine D.338 | Unknown | 1936 | 1945(?) | Unknown | ||
Douglas DC-3 | 81[25] | 1946 | 1962 | Unknown | ||
Douglas DC-4 | 45[26] | 1946 | 1971 | Unknown | ||
Douglas DC-6 | 2 | 1949 | 1968 | Unknown | ||
Fokker F27 Friendship | 17 | 1967 | 1997 | Unknown | ||
Fokker F28 Fellowship | 6 | 1977 | 1995 | Unknown | Leased from TAT European Airlines. | |
Fokker 100 | 6 | 1997 | 1999 | Unknown | ||
Junkers Ju 52/3m | Unknown | 1945 | 1953 | Unknown | ||
Latécoère 631 | 4 | 1947 | Unknown | Unknown | Three aircraft were lost due to crashes, the F-BDRC and F-BDRD crashed in 1948, presumably due to material fatigue, another was lost in 1950, so that Air France operated only one Latécoère 631 in the freight service until the early 1950s. | |
Lockheed L-049 Constellation | 4 | 1946 | 1950 | Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation | ||
Lockheed L-749 Constellation | 24 | 1947 | 1961 | |||
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation | 24 | 1953 | 1968 | Lockheed L-1649A Starliner | ||
Lockheed L-1649A Starliner | 8 | 1957 | 1963 | Boeing 707 | ||
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar | 1 | 1989 | 1991 | Unknown | Leased from Air Transat. | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 5 | 1992 | 1995 | Unknown | Acquired from Union des Transports Aériens (UTA) | |
SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc | 49 | 1945 | 1952 | Unknown | ||
Sud-Ouest Bretagne | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Sud Aviation Caravelle | 50 | 1959 | 1981 | Boeing 727-200 | ||
Transall C-160 | 4 | 1973 | 1991 | Boeing 737-300QC | Operated for La Poste. | |
Vickers Viscount 700 | 16 | 1953 | 1962 | Unknown | From 1967-1968 four Viscounts were leased from British Eagle. |
Air France also briefly operated Convair 990 and Douglas DC-8-61 jet aircraft.[27][28]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Long-haul". Air France-KLM Group. 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Medium-haul". Air France-KLM Group. 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Cargo". Air France-KLM Group. 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Seating Plans". Air France.
- ^ a b c "Evolution of the Air France-KLM fleet". Air France KLM. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Airbus Orders and Deliveries (XLS), monthly updated, accessed via "Orders & deliveries". Airbus. Airbus SAS. 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "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". www.airfranceklm.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b Schlappig, Ben (2023-07-19). "Air France's New A350 Cabins & Configuration (Now Flying)". One Mile at a Time. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s". KLM to invest in cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft with an order of new Airbus A350s. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Air France takes delivery of its first A350 XWB". Airbus. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Air France-KLM orders 50 Airbus A350s". Business Travel News Europe. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow2023-09-25T17:36:00+01:00, David. "Air France-KLM to order 50 A350s including -1000s". Flight Global. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Air France-KLM passe une commande géante de 50 Airbus A350". La Tribune (in French). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ flightglobal.com - Air France set for first 777-300ER 19 November 2002
- ^ "Boeing 777-300 map - 472 seats". Air France. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "The Air France-KLM Group takes a next step in optimization of the long-haul fleet". Air France-KLM (Press release). 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "Air France-KLM orders 4 Airbus A350F full freighter aircraft – with purchase rights for an additional 4, for Air France". Air France-KLM Group (Press release). 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Air France historic fleet at airfleets.ner. Retrieved 20 November 2009". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Air France Fleet of A320 (Stored) | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ a b "Air France to swap A380, A340 fleets for A350 with expanded order". 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Air France dit adieu à son dernier quadriréacteur" [Air France says goodbye to its latest quadjet]. Air Journal (in French). 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Air France Retiring All Airbus A380s Immediately". Forbes. 20 May 2020.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-328 F-BHSH Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro Airport (AJA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-328 F-BHSA Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "rzjets AF DC-3/C-47-fleet". www.rzjets.net.
- ^ "rzjets AF DC-4-fleet". www.rzjets.net.
- ^ "Modern Air Convair CV-990A in Air France colours on stand at London Heathrow (photo)". Flight International: 656. 27 April 1967. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Photos of Air France aircraft