Last Flight of Captain Eimerd Bult @ KLM
Captain Eimerd Bult,also current ‘Executive Vice President KLM Flight Operations’, got his last flight as pilot.
After an enormous career of 36 years and one month Eimerd retires as Captain B777-787.
On this flight he got assisted by captain Don Caous and first officer Wessel van Soest as his ‘Wingmen’. KL639 , stand D10 and a RWY18C departure.
This flight got operated with a B787-10 Dreamliner reg PHBKM and heading for San Diego.
Returnflight KL640 got also operated with a B787-10 Dreamliner and reg PHBKQ.
On Amsterdam radar they offered the option to land on RWY18R or 18C.
Ofcourse they did prefer the ‘Center’.
Special detail of his last flight is the departure and arrival both on RWY18C.
When calling AMS departure/approach Eimerd got a special callsign, KLM640-EB-Heavy. (Echo-Bravo)
After a very smooth landing and vacating the runway taxying to final stand D10.
Career of Eimerd Bult;
KLM – 36 jr 1 mnd
Executive Vice President Flight Operations Fulltime – jan. 2024 – heden · 2 jr 4 mnd
Verkeersvlieger Fulltime – apr. 1990 – heden · 36 jr 1 mnd
Captain B777/787, Vice President Cockpit Crew, Vice President Operations, KLM Flight Operations
sep. 2019 – heden · 6 jr 8 mnd
Captain Airbus A330 & Vice President A330 Unit, Flight Operations jan.
2015 – heden · 11 jr 4 mnd
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Written by RalphValkenier in Last Flights - 2026