Air France-KLM has put in a firm order for four new Airbus A350F widebody freighters for use by its Martinair Holland, a Dutch cargo airline headquartered at Amsterdam Schiphol airport.
The A350F’s will, Air France-KLM said, "allow the airline to retire its existing older generation freighters and replace them with a clean sheet cargo aircraft that offers a big step towards more sustainable cargo operations".
“We are delighted to make this major step forward to the A350F. It accelerates Air France KLM Martinair Cargo sustainability ambitions with significant improvement on fuel emissions and complying with most stringent ICAO Chapter 14 for noise and CAEP 8 for NOx. We are fit for the future!” said Adriaan den Heijer, executive vice president Air France KLM Cargo and managing director Martinair.
" We are delighted to see the A350F enter the KLM/Martinair world, confirming the relevance this most modern high capacity long range cargo aircraft brings to the airfreight segment," said Christian Scherer, Airbus chief commercial officer and head of Airbus International, who said the jets are 50% less noisy and burn 40% less fuel compared to the aircraft Martinair will retire.