Boeing futhi I-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines namuhla umemezele ukuthi inkampani yenethiwekhi i-ode ezinye izindiza ezimbili ze-777-300ER (Extended Range) njengoba iqhubeka nokusebenza enye yemikhumbi yesimanje nesebenza kahle kakhulu yaseYurophu.

I-oda, enenani lamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-751 ngezintengo zohlu lwamanje, phambilini bekushiwo ikhasimende elingaziwa kuwebhusayithi ye-Boeing's Orders & Deliveries.

"I-KLM ingelinye labaphathi benethiwekhi abahamba phambili emhlabeni futhi iphayona lezindiza futhi siyajabula ukuthi inkampani yezindiza isiphinde yakhetha i-Boeing 777-300ER ukuze iqinise imikhumbi yayo edonsa isikhathi eside ngekusasa," kusho u-Ihssane Mounir, iphini likamongameli ophezulu wezohwebo. Ukuthengisa nokumaketha kwenkampani ye-Boeing. "Intshisekelo eqhubekayo ye-KLM kuma-777-300ER ikhombisa ukukhanga okuhlala njalo kanye nenani le-777, sibonga umnotho wayo osebenza kahle, ukusebenza okuphezulu nokuthandwa phakathi kwabagibeli."

I-777-300ER ingahlalisa abagibeli abangafika ku-396 ekucushweni kwezigaba ezimbili futhi inebanga eliphakeme lamamayela angu-7,370 nautical miles (13,650 km). Indiza iyindawo ekabili enokwethenjelwa kakhulu emhlabeni enokwethenjelwa kweshejuli okungamaphesenti angama-99.5.

Isebenza ngaphandle kwesizinda sayo sasekhaya e-Amsterdam, Iqembu le-KLM lisebenzela inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yamadolobha angama-92 ase-Europe kanye nezindawo ezingama-70 ezinqamula amazwekazi ngoxhaxha lwezindiza ezingama-209. Umthwali usebenza 29 777s, kuhlanganise 14 777-300ERs. Iphinde indize ama-747 kanye nomndeni we-787 Dreamliner.

Inkampani yezindiza endala kunazo zonke emhlabeni, i-KLM, isasebenza ngaphansi kwegama layo lokuqala, igubha iminyaka eyikhulu kulo nyaka. Ngo-2004 yahlanganiswa ne-Air France ukuze kwakhiwe iqembu lezindiza elikhulukazi lase-Europe. I-Air France-KLM Group nayo ingelinye labaqhubi abakhulu bomndeni we-777 cishe nge-100 phakathi kwemikhumbi ehlanganisiwe.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

“KLM is one of the world’s leading network carriers and an aviation pioneer and we are delighted the airline has once again selected the Boeing 777-300ER to strengthen its long-haul fleet for the future,”.
Operating out of its home base in Amsterdam, the KLM Group serves a global network of 92 European cities and 70 intercontinental destinations with a fleet of 209 aircraft.
The Air France-KLM Group is also one of the largest operators of the 777 family with nearly 100 between the combined fleets.