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KLM Royal Dutch
Airlines is ordering two more Boeing 777-200ER jetliners, increasing its Boeing 777 fleet
to 12 airplanes. The airplanes will be delivered during the first quarter of 2006. KLM uses 777-200ERs, which fly
up to 14,316 kilometers (7,730 nautical miles) to connect its Amsterdam base to New York, Tokyo, Cape Town and
Nairobi among other international destinations.
"The market-leading Triple Seven family is the fastest-selling airplane family in the history of twin aisle airplanes.
And we're expanding the family with the 777-200LR -- the longest range jetliner -- and the 777 Freighter", said
Marlin Dailey, vice president of sales for Europe, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The 777-200ERs versatility
allows for exceptional efficiency on routes across the Atlantic as well as to the Far East . With its
high-performance wing, efficient engines and lighter structure, the 777 is significantly more fuel-efficient than
competing products - about 16 percent better than other airplanes in its class."
KLM's 777s were the first airplanes in the world equipped with the new Boeing Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), which
places all the information pilots need to fly the airplane at their fingertips in a digital format.
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