Air France fleet

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Air France operates a fleet of 216 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-to-medium-haul Airbus A220 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 A330 and their Boeing 777-200ER.[5]

Current fleet[edit]

As of April 2024, Air France operates the following aircraft:[6]

Air France passenger fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F J W Y Total
Airbus A220-300 32 28[5] — 20 — 128 148 Order with 30 options and 30 purchase rights[5]
To replace Airbus A318 and A319.[7]
Airbus A318-100 6 — — 18 — 113 131 Largest airline operator of the type.[8]
To be retired and replaced by Airbus A220.[7]
Airbus A319-100 11 — — 20 — 122 142 To be retired and replaced by Airbus A220.[7]
123 143
Airbus A320-200 37 — — 20 — 154 174
18 160 178
Airbus A321-100 4 — — 20 — 182 202
Airbus A321-200 11 — — 20 — 182 202
Airbus A330-200 15 — — 36 21 167 224 To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350s.[9]
Airbus A350-900 28 13[10][11] — 34 24 266 324[12] 50 firm orders with 40 options between both A350-900 and A350-1000 by Air France–KLM to be shared with KLM from 2026.[13][10][14]
To replace all remaining Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-200ERs.[9][15]
48 32 212 292
Airbus A350-1000 — TBA
Boeing 777-200ER 18 — — 40 24 216 280 To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350.[9]
28 260 312
Boeing 777-300ER 43 — 4 58 28 206 296 Launch operator.[16]
Older aircraft to be retired and replaced by Airbus A350s.[9]
— 48 48 273 369
42 24 315 381
14 28 430 472[17]
Boeing 787-9[18] 10 — — 30 21 228 279
Air France cargo fleet
Airbus A350F — 4[19] Cargo
Boeing 777F 2 — Cargo
Total 217 45

Gallery[edit]

Fleet history[edit]

Previously, Air France operated the following aircraft types:[20]

Air France historical fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes Refs
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 A330-200
Airbus A320-100 13 1988 2010[21] 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[22]
Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 787-9 		Launch Customer.
Early retirement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 		[23]
1 2005 None F-GLZQ crashed as Flight 358
Airbus A380-800 10 2009 2020 Airbus A350-900[22] 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.[24]
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[25]
1 1961 F-BHSA crashed as Flight 272 [26]
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 Airbus A320-200
Boeing 737-300 9 1991 2004 Airbus A320-200
Boeing 737-500 30 1990 2007 Airbus A320-200
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 Boeing 777-300ER Acquired from merged Union de Transports Aériens.
Converted from two 747-200M aircraft.
Boeing 747-300 3 1991 2007 Boeing 777-300ER Acquired from merged Union de Transports Aériens.
Boeing 747-300M 1 1991 2007 Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 747-400 10 1991 2016 Airbus A380-800
Boeing 777-300ER
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 777F
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[27] 1946 1962 Un­known
Douglas DC-4 45[28] 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
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 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.[29][30]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Long-haul". Air France-KLM Group. 7 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Medium-haul". Air France-KLM Group. 7 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Cargo". Air France-KLM Group. 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Seating Plans". Air France.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Air France Fleet Details". airfleets.net. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Air France's Fleet Plans: What Does The Future Hold?". Simple Flying. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  8. ^ Airbus Orders and Deliveries (XLS), monthly updated, accessed via "Orders & deliveries". Airbus. Airbus SAS.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Air France takes delivery of its first A350 XWB". Airbus. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Air France-KLM orders 50 Airbus A350s". Business Travel News Europe. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  14. ^ Kaminski-Morrow2023-09-25T17:36:00+01:00, David. "Air France-KLM to order 50 A350s including -1000s". Flight Global. Retrieved 2023-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Air France-KLM passe une commande géante de 50 Airbus A350". La Tribune (in French). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  16. ^ flightglobal.com - Air France set for first 777-300ER 19 November 2002
  17. ^ "Boeing 777-300 map - 472 seats". Air France. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Air France historic fleet at airfleets.ner. Retrieved 20 November 2009". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  21. ^ "Air France Fleet of A320 (Stored) | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  22. ^ a b "Air France to swap A380, A340 fleets for A350 with expanded order". 12 December 2019.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Air France Retiring All Airbus A380s Immediately". Forbes. 20 May 2020.
  25. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-328 F-BHSH Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro Airport (AJA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  26. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-328 F-BHSA Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  27. ^ "rzjets AF DC-3/C-47-fleet". www.rzjets.net.
  28. ^ "rzjets AF DC-4-fleet". www.rzjets.net.
  29. ^ "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.
  30. ^ Photos of Air France aircraft
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