05 Jun

Last Flight of Captain Marc Brouwer @ KLM

After an enormous career of about 39 years Captain Marc Brouwer made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retirementflight heading for Johannesburg and back homesbase Amsterdam Airport. On this flight Captain Marc got assisted by another captain Eric Palm (operating as second officer) as his ‘Wingman’, and first officer Milou Bruning as his ‘Wingwoman’. Flight KL591 , stand E8 , got a push & pull by my coleague Arjen Hoogland joined by shiftleader Martin van Klooster. Taxying for a departure on runway 36L and operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVS. Returnflight KL592 got a nice approach and […]

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30 May

Last Flight of Captain John Janssen @ KLM

After 40 years of flying KLM Captain John Janssen made his last flight due to his retirement. A last flight with destination Austin and back Amsterdam. On this flight Captain John got assisted by his son Second Officer Mats Janssen and his good friend Captain Eric Hoogerheijde (operating as first officer) as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL667 , callsign KLM115-Heavy and operated with a B789 Dreamliner reg PHBHN. A pushback on stand D57 , thereafter taxying via VM for a takeoff on runway 36L. After the landing on Austin Airport Captain John got surprised by the Austin Fire Brigade, Control Tower […]

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23 May

Last Flight of FO Pieter Hofstede @ KLM

First Officer Pieter Hofstede made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retirementflight with chief pilot Martijn Göttgens as his ‘Wingman’. Flight KL765 heading for Bonaire via Aruba. KL765, stand F7 and with a runway 36C departure. This flight got operated with a A330-200 reg PHAOD. Returnflight KL767 got a nice runway 06 approach/landing and operated with another A330-200 reg PHAOC. Videostills……………

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21 May

Last Flight of Captain Hans Onderwater @ KLM

Captain Hans Onderwater made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. On this flight Hans got assisted by first officer Jeff van Vught and second officer Valentijn van Ee as his ‘Wingmen’. Special occasion is his daughter Melanie , cabin attendant on her fathers last flight. Flight KL789 , AMS-SXM, heading for Sint Maarten. Stand D7 and taxying for a runway 36L departure. This flight got operated by a B789 Dreamliner reg PHBHH. Returnflight KL789 started at Sint Maarten to Georgetown. Thereafter the last part heading for homebase Amsterdam. A nice approach and landing on runway 06. After vacating […]

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20 May

Last Flight of Captain Robert Jan Minderhout @ KLM

Captain Robert-Jan Minderhout made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. His good friend and retired KLM Captain Jos Gielen arranged the capturing of his last movements at Schiphol Airport. A last flight with destination Capetown. On this flight Robert-Jan got assisted by first officers Thijs Spuybroek and Ben Datema as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL597, callsign KLM105-Heavy, stand G5 and initially planned for runway 36C. However they got recleared to runway 36L. And so I got in a hurry to reach a right spot to film the departure. KL597 got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVB. Returnflight KL598, callsign […]

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09 May

Last Flight of Captain Willem Heblij & Harry Robertus @ KLM

Captain Willem Heblij and Captain Harry Robertus made their last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight heading for Capetown and back homebase Amsterdam. On this flight Captain Willem got assisted by first officer Philip Arenda,captain Arthur Staalduinen ( operating as second officer) and Captain Harry Robertus (observer) as his ‘Wingmen’. Harry Robertus’ wife and senior purser was leading the cabincrew. KL597, callsign KLM105-Heavy, stand F4 and was planned for runway 18L. Because of a slight delay they got recleared to RWY24. And so I was in a hurry to reach the other runway to film their takeoff. […]

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04 May

Last Flight of Captain B747F Erwin Looman @ KLM Cargo

Captain B747F Erwin made his last flight due to retirement at KLM – Martinair Cargo. Erwin got assisted by First Officer Jef Verbeelen as his ‘Wingman’. Sister Inge joined this special flight as well. Because of the 5 horses on the returnflight MIA-AMS Two grooms went along to take care of the horses. A last flight with next routing; AMS-MIA , MIA-BOG-MIA , MIA-AMS His final flight from Miami to Amsterdam got operated with the B747-406ERF reg PHCKC. Landed on runway 18R and after vacating the runway taxying to final stand Siera 79. Videostills…………… Two days later […]

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16 Apr

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 […]

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14 Apr

Last Flight of Captain Eric Kruijsen @ KLM

Captain Eric Kruijsen made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight with Aruba-Bonaire as final destination and assisted by first officer Leon Buttolo as his ‘Wingman’. Flight KL767,stand D4 and a RWY24 departure and operated with an A330-300 reg PHAKA. Returnflight Bonaire-Amsterdam got a landing on RWY18R. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand E8. Eric’s last flight got operated with an A330-200 reg PHAOB. Videostills…………….

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14 Apr

Last Flight of Captain Jeff Robertson @ KLM

Captain Jeff Robertson made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight with Capetown as destination. Jeff got assisted by his ‘747’ friends Arnoud Welhüner and Pieter Natte as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL597,callsign KLM105-Heavy, stand F7 and a RWY18L departure. This flight got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVB. The returnflight got an 11hr delay caused by sick crew. Finally their returnflight got saved by some crew of the 2nd flight to Capetown. Flight KL598, callsign KLM104-Heavy , arrived around 21:30 local time with a landing on RWY18R. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand E8. […]

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25 Mar

Last Flight of Captain Steven Verhagen @ KLM

Captain Steven Verhagen made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A very special occasion because of the medical circumstances. Steven’s retirementflight got operated by captain Paul Driessen, first officer Ruud van der Wal and second officer Mark Brinkman as his ‘Wingmen’. The cabincrew got leaded by senior purser Petra Hop. A last flight heading for destination San José – Costa Rica. Flight KL759,AMS-SJO , stand E6. Planned for RWY18L but got a runwaychange to RWY24. After the pushback a hydraulic issue appeared and so they needed to get back to the gate. After the technicians solved the problem […]

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10 Feb

Last Flight of Captain Filip Cocquyt @ KLM

Captain Filip Cocquyt made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A career of 31 years and 5 months !!! A last flight heading for his beloved destination Los Angeles. Filip operated more than 100 flights to LAX and most of them with the B747-Combi. The B747-Combi was Filip’s beloved and most favorite aircraft to fly. Filip got assisted by his friend and also captain Victor de Vos as his ‘Wingman’. His wife and two daughters joined the flight as well. Flight KL601 , AMS-LAX, stand Echo20 and a runway 18C departure. This flight was operated with a B787-10 […]

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10 Feb

Last Flight of Captain Gino Corcione @ KLM

Captain Gino Corcione made his last flight , due to retirement at KLM. A retourflight to Capetown and back to homebase Amsterdam. Because I returned last saturday from my honeymoon to New Zealand only the final landing could be captured. Flight KL598, callsign KLM104-Heavy. Gino got assisted by first officer Jeroen Kuipers and captain Robert Loos (operating as 2nd officer) as his ‘Wingmen’. Special detail, Gino’s wife Purser Nicolette Kuipers and CA Janneke Kuipers joined this flight as well. Gino’s last landing was on RWY36C and after vacating a long trip of taxying via taxyway Quebec for final stand F4. […]

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07 Feb

Last Flight of Captain Lucien van Dongen @ KLM

Captain Lucien van Dongen made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retirementflight heading for Miami and back homebase Amsterdam. On this flight captain Lucien got assited by captain Marnix Bochardt as his “Wingman”. Flight KL627,stand F7 and a RWY24 departure. This flight got operated with an A330-300 reg PHAKB. Extra footages will show the landing on MIA and the departure of the returnflight KL628 to Amsterdam Airport. Flight KL628 got a landing on RWY18R in the early morning. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand F3. Lucien’s return- and last flight got operated with an A330-300 […]

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18 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Dick Storm @ KLM

Captain Dick Storm made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Heading for Panama City with First Officer Peter Berger as his ‘Wingman’. His returnflight, KL758, got a nice approach and a landing on RWY18R. After vacating the runway taxying for final stand F8. His last flight got operated with a B787-10 reg PHBKG KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 29 jr 11 mnd Captain Boeing 777/787 bij KLM Royal Dutch Airlines aug. 2022 – heden · 3 jr 5 mnd Airline Pilot bij KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesAirline Pilot bij KLM Royal Dutch Airlines feb. 1996 – heden · […]

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15 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Vojta Wagner @ KLM

Captain Vojta Wagner made his last flight due to his retirement at KLM. A last flight with destination Capetown assisted by Captain Marc Brouwer as his ‘Wingman’ and his wife/senior purser Monique Wagner as his ‘Wingwoman’. Flight KL597, callsign KLM105-Heavy got a pushback on stand Echo 6 and a RWY18L departure. And how beautiful when your last takeoff on AMS is operated with the ‘Orange Pride’ , a B777-300ER with reg PHBVA. Returnflight KL598, callsign KLM104-Heavy, got a cloudy approach and a RWY18R landing. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand E3. This last flight got operated with a […]

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09 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Erik Julian Labrana @ KLM

Captain Erik Julian Labrana made his last flight due to his retirement at KLM. A flight via Aruba to Bonaire with first officer Arno Jansen and second officer Michel Broekman as his “Wingmen”. His brother Mic, retired KLM Captain,joined this flight as well. KL767 ,stand F5, a RWY 24 departure and operated with an A330-200 reg PHAOF. Returnflight KL767, Bonaire heading for homebase Amsterdam, got a landing on RWY18R. After vacating the runway Erik got an awesome call by the groundcontroller of tower west. Taxying to final stand Echo19. Videostills……….

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08 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Erik Dümpel @ KLM

Captain Erik Dümpel got his retirementflight in a special and heartwarming way at KLM. One and a half month prior to his retirement he was’nt able to fly anymore caused by a medical issue. However KLM offered Captain Erik his own retirementflight heading for Capetown and back Amsterdam. Erik was the non-flying “Wingman” on this flight which got operated by Captains Emile van der Stel and Bart Bleys, and second officer Louisette Agema. Flight KL595 (2nd daily flight to CPT) , stand E19, with a runway 24 departure and operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQP. Backflight KL598,callsign KLM104-Heavy, got a […]

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28 Nov

Last Flight of Captain Bob Reith @ KLM

Captain Bob Reith made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Capetown was his last destination and back homebase Amsterdam. Bob was joined on this special flight by his girlfriend and also KLM pilot Aninka Ardon. On his last flight he got assisted by first officer Koen Volkers and second officer Wouter Hietbrink as his “Wingmen”. Flight KL597 , callsign KLM105-Heavy, stand G9. The pushback got operated by my colleague of KLM Aircraft Towing Department Jos Vrijburg. It was a short moment of taxying to N5 for a RWY09 departure. This flight got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVW. […]

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23 Nov

Last Flight of Captain Rene Sloots @ KLM

Captain Rene Sloots made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. After a career of 36 years as pilot Rene has chosen Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chili as his last destinations. On flight KL701 Rene got assisted by first officer Anil de Nie and second officer’s Sam Raajen and Evert Delfgaauw as his “Wingmen”. On returnflight KL702 the second officers were Michael Aardema and Simon van den Eijkel. Flight KL701 , stand F9 and a RWY36L departure got operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQB. Flight KL702, got a landing on RWY36C and after vacating the runway taxying for […]

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21 Nov

Last Flight of Captain Karel Jansson @ KLM

Captain Karel Jansson,former B747 pilot, made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Johannesburg was his final destination. Flight KL591,stand E22 with a alternative pushback onto remoteholding P3 and a RWY09 departure. This flight was operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVV His final flight,back Amsterdam, KL592 got a rainy landing on RWY18R and taxying to final stand F6. This last flight got also operated with a B777-300ER and reg PHBVG. KLM – 31 jr 8 mnd Instructeur TRI B777/787 Fulltimemrt. 2023 – heden · 2 jr 9 mnd Captain Boeing 777 & 787 Fulltimemrt. 2022 – heden […]

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19 Oct

Very last flight of Captain Jo Schoenmaker

Captain Jo Schoenmaker making his very last flight in his long career as pilot. Five years ago captain Jo retired from Transavia and started flying with Dutch Corendon. Jo started his career as airliner pilot at Transavia December 1991 till December 2020. Retired Captain John van Limburg Stirum was his ‘Wingman’ on that last flight with Transavia Thessaloniki was the final destination with flights HV5807 – HV5808 and operated with the B737-800 reg PH-HZJ But now it was the very last flight after an enormous career. A retourflight to GOA-Genua with first officer Wilfred van Toor as his ‘Wingman’ and […]

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23 Sep

Last Flight First Officer Inge van Son @ KLM

First Officer Inge van Son made her last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retirementflight heading for Bangkok and back homebase Amsterdam. Inge got assisted by Captain Juurd Ketting as her ‘Wingman’ ánd her sister Ellen as her ‘Wingwoman” (First Officer and operating this flight as Second Officer) That’s a wonderful detail. Flight KL843 , AMS-BKK, stand E3 and a RWY18L departure operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQM. Backflight KL844, landing on same runway but now RWY36R got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVN. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand F9. Videostills………….

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16 Sep

Last Flight of Captain Robert Brons @ KLM

Captain Robert Brons made his last flight due to retirement at KLM A last flight via Aruba to Bonaire and back homebase Amsterdam. On this flight he got assisted by first officer Jacob Andringa and second officer Richard as his ‘Wingmen”. Due to the weathercircumstances Robert operated a great crosswindlanding on RWY18R. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand Echo 20. Videostills…………

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04 Sep

Last Flight of Captain Jan Joost van Hemel @ KLM

Captain Jan Joost van Hemel made his last flight due to retirement at KLM Together with his crew,family and dear friends heading for Johannesburg. First officer Marijke Zuidberg-Oost as his ‘Wingwoman’ and second officer Julius Naorniakowski as his ‘Wingman’. Backflight KL592 got a very smooth crosswindlanding on RWY06. Jan Joost’s last flight got operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQM Videostills………………

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