<![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://news.klm.com/ en Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:36:34 +0200 Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:04:27 +0100 <![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg https://news.klm.com/ 144 KLM first European carrier to operate the EMBRAER 175 with enhancements https://news.klm.com/klm-first-european-carrier-to-operate-the-embraer-175-with-enhancements/ https://news.klm.com/klm-first-european-carrier-to-operate-the-embraer-175-with-enhancements/120038KLM Cityhopper welcomed yesterday its first E175, from Embraer, at Schiphol Airport. The new aircraft will allow KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and KLM Cityhopper to continue their contribution to more efficient and environmentally friendly operations in which quality and passenger comfort hold an important place. The aircraft feature a new wingtip that, among other technical enhancements, improves aerodynamic performance. Fuel consumption on a typical flight is 6.4% lower than the original E175.

]]>By 2018, KLM Cityhopper will ultimately have seventeen E175 aircraft. Alongside its thirty E190s, it will have the largest Embraer fleet in Europe. More or less simultaneously with the arrival of the E175, KLM will start the phase-out of its Fokker 70 aircraft which, according to current plans, will conclude in 2018.

KLM crews can fly both the E190 and the E175 because the aircraft employ identical cockpits and call for the same procedures. The aircraft has the same configuration as the E190, the only difference being that the E175 has eighty-eight seats compared to one hundred in the E190.

The E175 is considerably more fuel efficient compared to the Fokker 70, thereby making it more environmentally friendly. It is 18% more fuel efficient so it produces 18% fewer carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, the E175 fits perfectly in line with KLM’s aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20% in 2020.

The first commercial flight will depart on 27 March, flying from Schiphol to Stavanger. Subsequent destinations will include Brussels, Ålesund, Torp Sandefjord, Turin, and Manchester. Ultimately, the E175 will fly to all the European destinations that KLM Cityhopper operates for KLM.

]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:00:00 +0100 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_emb-175-2.png?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/emb-175-2.png?10000 KLM sells seven Fokker 70s to Air Niugini https://news.klm.com/klm-sells--seven--fokker-70s-to-air-niugini/ https://news.klm.com/klm-sells--seven--fokker-70s-to-air-niugini/92854Today saw the symbolic transfer of the first of seven Fokker 70 aircraft from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea. KLM will begin phasing out the Fokker 70 in December this year, at which time it will also welcome two new Embraer 190s.

]]>Air Niugini previously purchased a Fokker 100 and a Fokker 70 from KLM, in September 2013 and October 2014 respectively.

Boet Kreiken, managing director of KLM Cityhopper, presented the Fokker 70 (PH KZF) to Sir Frederich Reiher, chairman of Air Niugini’s board.

Phase-out of the Fokker fleet
KLM operated its last flight with a Fokker 50 on 28 March 2010. The Fokker 100 was also phased out of the KLM fleet in 2012.

KLM took its first Fokker 70 into service in 1994. Between 1994 and 1997, a total of 47 Fokker 70s were built, as well as one prototype. The F70 was operated by 15 different carriers worldwide. KLM Cityhopper has the biggest F70 fleet, operating 18 of these aircraft through December 2015. Together, the Fokker 70 and its bigger brother, the F100, have racked up more than 10 million flight hours for KLM.

The average age of the Fokker 70 is almost 20 years, with each aircraft having operated an average of 37,000 flight hours and as many take-offs and landings.

Full Embraer fleet for KLM Cityhopper
KLM Cityhopper is Europe’s largest regional carrier and currently operates more than 100,000 flights a year from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to 54 European destinations. Once all of the Fokker 70s have been phased out in 2018, the KLM Cityhopper fleet will consist of 30 Embraer 190s and 15 Embraer 175s, which means KLM will have Europe’s largest Embraer fleet.

]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:47:04 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg?10000 KLM Purchases Seventeen Embraers to Replace its Fokker 70s https://news.klm.com/klm-purchases-seventeen-embraers-to-replace-its-fokker-70s/ https://news.klm.com/klm-purchases-seventeen-embraers-to-replace-its-fokker-70s/61526KLM Cityhopper is renewing its fleet by purchasing fifteen Embraer 175 aircraft (E175+) and two Embraer 190 aircraft (E190). KLM Cityhopper will already be welcoming the first two E190 aircraft in December 2015. The fifteen E175+ aircraft will be taken up in the KLM Cityhopper fleet between March 2016 and June 2018.

]]>Arrival of the new Embraers will be coupled with phasing out nineteen Fokker 70s from service. The timing will be synchronised with the delivery of the Embraers. In 2018, the KLM Cityhopper fleet will consist of thirty E190 and fifteen E175+ aircraft. This represents an enormous efficiency gain since the entire fleet will then consist of Embraer aircraft. KLM Cityhopper’s cockpit crews operate both Embraer types. Additionally, KLM Cityhopper and Hop! have together signed an option for seventeen new Embraers.

Increased seat capacity
The seat capacity of the KLM Cityhopper fleet will increase with the acquisition of the new Embraers. The E190 is equipped with 100 seats and the E175+ boasts 88 seats. The Fokker 70 offers 80 seats; the middle seat cannot be booked in Business Class. The fifteen E175+ will be equipped with ultramodern slim seats. The two E190s will be equipped with the same comfortable seats as those in the existing Embraer 190 fleet.

Better fuel efficiency
The new Embraer fleet boasts far better fuel efficiency in comparison with the Fokker 70 fleet. The latest E175+ is the most efficient and economical aircraft in the Embraer series. And the aircraft will of course also be delivered in the new KLM livery.

About KLM Cityhopper
KLM Cityhopper operates around 300 flights a day for KLM. These flights all serve cities within Europe, 54 of which are essentially business destinations. Each day, around 18,000 passengers choose to fly with KLM Cityhopper. KLM Cityhopper was recently rated Regional Airline of the Year 2015 by an international panel of professional judges.

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:58:00 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_pb-klc-klein-2.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/pb-klc-klein-2.jpg?10000 KLM introduces new seats on KLM Cityhopper Fokker 70 aircraft https://news.klm.com/klm-equips-fokker-70-aircraft-with-new-passenger-seats-en/ https://news.klm.com/klm-equips-fokker-70-aircraft-with-new-passenger-seats-en/13170After having introduced Economy Comfort on its Boeing 737 fleet, KLM will also roll out Economy Comfort on the KLM Cityhopper fleet in winter 2013/14. The Fokker 70 aircraft will be equipped with new ACRO light weight slim seats in a changed seat configuration. Since the beginning of August two Fokker 70 aircraft are flying with these new seats.

]]>About KLM
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world’s oldest airline still operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands and hubs – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. Retaining its own identity, the group focuses on three core businesses: passenger transport, cargo and aircraft maintenance.

In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group, which further includes KLM Cityhopper, transavia.com and Martinair. KLM serves all its destinations using a modern fleet and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, offering reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.

KLM is a member of the global SkyTeam airline alliance, offering customers an extensive worldwide network. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region in the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the economy.

About SkyTeam
SkyTeam is a global airline alliance providing customers from member airlines access to an extensive worldwide network offering more destinations, more frequencies and more connectivity. Passengers can earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles throughout the SkyTeam network. SkyTeam member airlines offer customers access to over 490 lounges worldwide.

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]]>The new seats create even more leg space in European Business Class and Economy Class. As a result of the slim design of the seatback, leg space in the European Business Class will increase up to eight centimeters and in the Economy Class up to four centimeters.

In the reconfigured Fokker 70’s with new slim seats the European Business Class will be reduced to six rows.  For the introduction Economy Comfort on the Embraer 190 fleet only a reconfiguration of current seats is necessary. The introduction of Economy Comfort will decrease the number of European Business Class seats.

Modified Fokker 70 aircraft will be easy to recognize when you enter the aircraft, showing 80 new seats with exclusive design.

The seats will have the following new characteristics:

  • Recline of the seatback is possible by operating a recline handle under the seat.
  • The light weight seats and the new light weight seatbelts save up to 140kg per aircraft.
  • The seat cover design is made of E-leather (eco leather). This fabric is made of leather off-cuts and produced environmentally friendly.
  • Co-designed in cooperation with Fokker Services and its partner ACRO and Dutch designer Hella Jongerius.
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