KLM begins B747-400 Combi phase out

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has begun phasing out its fleet of B747-400(M)s with PH-BFM (msn 26373) having been placed into storage late last month. A further two jets are expected to leave the fleet this year.

In late 2013, Erik Varwijk, then the Executive Vice President of Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, said KLM's fleet of B747-400(M)s would be phased out between 2016 and 2020.

The Dutch carrier currently operates five B747-400s averaging 25.1 years of age, three B747-400(F)s averaging 12.3 years of age, and sixteen B747-400(M)s averaging 21.8 years of age.

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