1st A321neo for KLM rolls out of paintshop

The introduction of the first Airbus A321neo is coming closer with the first aircraft having received its livery. A321-252NX D-AXXQ (11895) was photographed by Dirk Grothe at Hamburg-Finkenwerder on 24 June 2024. It will become PH-AXA once it is delivered.

Delivery of the aircraft is planned for August, with entry into commercial service in September. KLM will send its new type first to Berlin, Copenhagen, and Stockholm. In October, the A321neo will also be introduced on flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, and Vienna.

The aircraft is also the first aircraft to wear the slightly modified KLM-livery, with the "swoop" now going lower earlier on the fuselage, resulting in a complete blue nose.

Tweet and photo by Dirk Grothe.