Air France to swap on-order 787s for KLM's A350s
Air France is to exchange 6 Boeing 787s it has on order for Airbus A350s set to be delivered to KLM, as part of a fleet optimisation drive. The carrier says it will swap the 6 787s – with deliveries scheduled in the 2021-23 timeframe – for 7 A350s its Dutch sister carrier has on order. This, Air France foresees, will allow the two airlines to "realise fleet efficiencies through harmonisation and accelerated growth of similar aircraft at both airlines". Options for "further fleet development" at Air France within the wider group are currently "under study" in consultancy with all stakeholders, notes the French carrier. Air France has 9 Boeing 787-9s in service, and a 10th scheduled to arrive in May 2020. The airline will receive its first A350-900 in Sept 2019. It already had a further 20 on firm order. <br/>
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Air France to swap on-order 787s for KLM's A350s
Air France is to exchange 6 Boeing 787s it has on order for Airbus A350s set to be delivered to KLM, as part of a fleet optimisation drive. The carrier says it will swap the 6 787s – with deliveries scheduled in the 2021-23 timeframe – for 7 A350s its Dutch sister carrier has on order. This, Air France foresees, will allow the two airlines to "realise fleet efficiencies through harmonisation and accelerated growth of similar aircraft at both airlines". Options for "further fleet development" at Air France within the wider group are currently "under study" in consultancy with all stakeholders, notes the French carrier. Air France has 9 Boeing 787-9s in service, and a 10th scheduled to arrive in May 2020. The airline will receive its first A350-900 in Sept 2019. It already had a further 20 on firm order. <br/>
