KLM takes delivery of first A350‑900, to launch on Amsterdam‑Toronto route
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- KLM received its first Airbus A350‑900, registration PH‑ZNA, on 2 October at Amsterdam, naming it De Nachtwacht after a Rembrandt painting.
- The aircraft seats 331 passengers with 34 World Business Class, 26 Premium Comfort and 271 economy seats, and will begin service on the Amsterdam‑Toronto route; KLM plans to name all its A350s after famous Dutch artworks and has earmarked the A350 program as part of a roughly €7 billion fleet renewal.
- KLM estimates the A350 uses about 25 % less fuel and generates roughly 40 % less noise than previous‑generation wide‑body aircraft.
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