Air France KLM plans to start negotiations later this year to buy 100-150 long-haul aircraft worth up to USD38 billion at list prices. The order is anticipated for 2011 at the earliest. The carrier is thought to be considering the B787-9 version and the A350-900 to replace its A330s, A340s, B777-200s and MD11s (KLM still has 10 MD11s in the fleet). The carrier is also weighing up the A350-1000 and the new version of the B777-300 to replace its existing B777-300s and B747-400s. The twin-aisle B787-9 is a slightly bigger version of the B787-8, seating 250-290 passengers. It has a range of 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,750 km) and a cruise speed of Mach 0.85.
The A350-900 is the first model scheduled to enter service in 2013, seating 314 passengers in a three-class cabin nine-abreast configuration. Its range is similar to that of the......
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