19 Nov

Last Flight of First Officer Andrew Hendrickx @ KLM

First Officer Andrew Hendrickx made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. After a career of about 26 years Curacao was his final destination and back to homebase Amsterdam. Andrew got assisted by Captain Carel van Bruggen and Second Officer Koen Legdeur as his ‘Wingmen’. And also his beloved Annette van Straaten, CA-II, joined this flight. KL735 with callsign KLM163, stand E9, got a runway 24 departure. An awesome setting with marvellous wingcondensation after rotation. Just in front of their departure KL661 got a collission with flock of birds after takeoff. Both engines got vibrations and so the […]

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07 Nov

Last Flight of Captain Frans Huisman @ KLM

Captain Frans Huisman made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retourflight to Capetown with first officer Robin Arenda and second officer Jacir Soares de Brito as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL597 ,with callsign KLM119, on stand Echo 17 and a 18L departure. This flight got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVR. Backflight KL598, callsign KLM104, got a landing on runway 18C with a low cloudbase. Final stand was F9 and this flight was also operated with a B777-300ER and reg PHBVC Videostills………………

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18 Sep

Last Flight of Captain Hans Dellevoet @ KLM

Captain Hans Dellevoet made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Assisted by first officer Philip Arenda and second officers Laurens Bosje and Rik Sistermans as his ‘Wingmen’ on the KL809. Heading for Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta!!! Due to a delayed arrival of their aircraft for this flight they did depart on 22:48PM at RWY36L. Special detail Hans wife Nathalie Numans CAII and Philips wife purser Floor Arenda joining as well. On backflight KL810 Captain Hans got assisted by again first officer Philip Arenda and this time by second officers Rik Sistermans and Sjan Liem. Final landing on RWY06 […]

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14 Sep

Last Flight of Captain Toon Prins @ KLM

Captain Toon Prins made his final flight due to retirement at KLM. With First Officer Dennis Roël and Second Officer Fabian Badloeas his ‘Wingmen’ heading for Curacao and back Amsterdam. Flight KL735, callsign KLM171, got a pushback on stand F5 and taxied out via taxiway Quebec for a RWY36L departure. Groundcontrol offered the possibility for a kind of farewell tour along the airport. Backflight KL736, callsign KLM172, with a nice approach along the coastline and thereafter turning in to intercept the localizer for runway 36L. After his last and very smooth landing vacating the runway and taxying to final stand […]

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04 Sep

Last Flight of Captain John van Limburg Stirum @ Transavia

Captain John van Limburg Stirum made his last flight due to retirement at Transavia. John got assisted by Frederik van der Brugh as his ‘Wingman’ and joined by his family. His final destination was Malaga and back homebase Amsterdam Airport. Flight HV6115 , AMS-AGP and callsign TRA3T, got operated with a B737-800 reg PHHSI. This is the special ‘Peter Pan Edition’. HV6115 got a pushback at stand D49 and taxying for a RWY24 departure. Backflight HV6116, callsign TRA1B, was planned for a landing on RWY18R. But…………when entering the Dutch airspace they got surprised by the clearance for a landing on […]

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04 Sep

Last Flight of Cpt B737 Robert Koningsveld @ KLM

Captain Robert Koningsveld made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight to Vienna and back homebase Amsterdam Airport. Captain Robert got assisted by Captain Gertjan Wijmer as his ‘Wingman’. Flight KL1907, callsign KLM58C, stand D3 and a RWY18L departure. This flight got operated with a B737-800 reg PHBCD. Backflight KL1900, callsign KLM24B, got operated with another B737-800 reg PHBXH. Robert got much attention of the airtraffic controllers and asked if he wanted a break off RWY24 or RWY27 landing. Because of filming this last landing the choice was RWY27 definitely. Vacating the runway at N3 and […]

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30 Aug

Last Flight of Captain Ronald Terlingen @ KLM

Captain Ronald Terlingen made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. His last destination was Bangkok and homebase Amsterdam. Captain Ronald got assisted by First Officer Weren Koeleman as ‘Wingman’ and Second Officer Louisette Agema as ‘Wingwoman’. His last landing was on runway 27 and taxying to final stand Echo 24. Flight KL876 got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVP Videostills………….

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30 Aug

Last Flight of Captain Jack van Schelt @ KLM

After a huge career of 38 years and 9 months, en in totaal 22.400 hours of flying, Captain Jack van Schelt made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retourflight with destination Capetown and back homebase Amsterdam. Captain Jack got assisted by FO Chris Hoveijn and SO Mike Lub as his ‘Wingmen’. During my profcheck I was abel to operate and film his last pushback on AMS at stand E24. A pushback only abeam E22. ( together with examiner ATD Mel Schregel and ATD Hans Musschert) Flight KL597, callsign KLM119, got a RWY18L departure and was operated with […]

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18 Aug

Last Flight of Captain Ryan Oudshoorn @ KLM

Captain Ryan Oudshoorn made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Final destination was Curacao and back homebase Amsterdam. Joining this flight was Thijs van Tol, son in law, and Thijs’s father Rene van Tol is a retired KLM Captain for 6 years now. What a special moment to have joined your father’s last flight and also the father in law. Captain Ryan got assisted by first officer Tim Jack as his ‘Wingman’ ánd his daughter Rosalie as second officer and his beloved ‘Wingwoman’. By surprise of Thijs , I ,Bokito, came around the corner with my huge pushbacktruck […]

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14 Aug

Last Flight of Captain Derko Willemsen @ KLM

Captain Derko Willemsen made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. His final retourflight was heading to Bangkok and back homebase Amsterdam Airport. Captain Derko got assisted by first officer (2nd cousin) Jelmer Willemsen and second officer Matthijs Vreenegoor as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL875 , stand F6 with a push & pull operated with the pushbacktruck ‘Kilo Derko’. This flight got a RWY18L departure and operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVR. Backflight KL876 got a wished RWY27 landing. Captain Derko was grown up in Amstelveen which location he passed on 1.000ft final. After vacating RWY27 it was a short […]

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13 Aug

Last Flight of Captain Onno Pohlman @ KLM

Captain Onno Pohlman made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Final retourflight heading to Capetown and back homebase Amsterdam Airport. On this flight Onno go assisted by first officer Arjen Schwartz as his ‘Wingman’. Flight KL597, callsign KLM119-Heavy, got pushed by my colleagues of KLM Aircraft Towing Department. ATD Cor van Eck and break-operator Lorenzo Mendez. Push & pull Echo 17 and thereafter taxying for a RWY18L departure. This flight got operated by a B777-300ER reg PHBVC. Backflight KL598, callsign KLM104-Heavy, got a slight crosswindlanding on RWY18R ,after vacating taxying to final stand F7. His last flight got […]

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13 Aug

Last Flight of Captain G J Molenaar @ KLM

Captain Gert Jan Molenaar made his last flight due to retirement at KLM after a career of 32 years and one month. KLM August 1992 – August 2024. His last flight was a special one via St Maarten to Port of Spain – Trinidad. Captain Gert Jan got assisted by first officer Bart Vermeulen and second officer Wouter Roelofs as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL787 ,stand Echo 9 , got a RWY 36L departure and was operated with the A330-200 reg PHAOE. Retourflight KL787 , started at Port of Spain heading for homebase Amsterdam Airport. First they got RWY06 on their […]

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16 Jul

Last Flight of Pilot Martin Bredschneijder @ KLM

KLM Pilot Martin Bredschneijder got his retirementflight to Bangkok and back Amsterdam. (non flying) Captain Ruud Jurgens, First Officer Vincent Aupers and Second Officer Ben Prummel as his ‘Wingmen”. His friends (Martinair Cargo Pilots) Lando Frijns and Roger America and KLM SIM instructor Pelle vand er Lee were joining this flight as well. KL875 ,stand Echo24 and runway 18L for departure with a B777-300ER reg PHBVK. Backflight KL876 got a nice landing on RWY27 and vacating N3 for final stand Echo3. This flight got operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQG Videostills……..

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03 Jul

Last Flight of Captain Han Rupert @ KLM

Last Flight of Captain Han Rupert @ KLM Captain Han Rupert got his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Final destination was JFK – New York City. Due to circumstances crew control decided to send him up with a Triple Seven. They call it ‘ sending up as dead heading crew’. So Captain Han Rupert and his ‘Wingman” First Officicer Bas van Wetten went as ‘non flying crew’ to JFK. Captain Aloys Bodewes and First Officer René Tjabringa did operate this flight with the B777-200 reg PHBQB and made it a special flight for them and also Han’s wife […]

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20 Jun

Last Flight of Captain Jan Nap @ KLM

Captain Jan Nap made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Heading for Aruba-Bonaire with first officer Sean and second officer Tom as his “Wingmen”. First the PHAKF was planned for this flight, but it got changed to a A330-200 reg PHAOF. I operated and filmed the push & pull from stand Echo 17. Thereafter Jan got a RWY24 departure. Filming Jan’s retirementflight was a surprise orchestrated by his friend and Airbus Captain Victor van Gool. Backflight KL767 , Bonaire-Amsterdam, got a windy landing on RWY18R and operated with an A330-300 reg PHAKB. Vacating the runway at V2 taxying […]

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10 Jun

Last Flight of Captain Roy de Gama @ KLM

Captain Roy de Gama made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retourflight to Roi de Janeiro and back homebase Amsterdam. On this retriementflight Captain Roy got assisted by first officer Mathé Leyten and second officer Sjan Liem as his ‘Wingmen”. Flight KL705, stand D4,got a departure on RWY24 and operated with the B777-200 reg PHBQO. Backflight KL706,also operated with a B777-200 and reg PHBQA got a very nice approach. Roy was headed “overhead Schiphol Airport” and a landing on RWY27. After vacating via N3 taxying into Alpha17 for final stand F3. Videostills………

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27 May

Last Flight of Captain Ronald Tjassens @ KLM

Captain Ronald Tjassens made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. On his retirementflight Ronald got assisted by First Officer Erik Rubing and Second Officer Erik de Groot. Good friend Captain Harold van Drumpt went to Bonaire the day before. So he was able to catch Ronald and join the stay together. Flight KL767 , AMS-AUA-BON, on stand G7, got a RWY24 departure and was operated by the A330-200 reg PHAOA. Backflight KL767 BON-AMS, got a very nice approach and a ‘greaser’ with his final landing on RWY18R. His retirementflight got also operated with a A330-200 and reg PHAOD. […]

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26 May

Last Flight of Captain Ben Suurland @ KLM

After a career of 37 years and 8 months Captain Ben Suurland made his final flight due to retirement at KLM. Final retourflight to Rio de Janeiro and back Amsterdam. Captain Ben got assisted by First Officer Rickert-Jan Hagen and Second Officer Dennis van Trier as his ‘Wingmen”. Flight KL705 , stand D47, with a RWY36L departure and operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQL. Backflight KL706 got the same runway for landing, RWY18R , and operated with the B777-200 reg PHBQO. Captain Ben started flying in Oktober 1986 with the following careersteps; – 1986 till 1988 2nd officer B747, -1988 […]

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21 May

Last Flight of Captain Jos Jaspers @ KLM

Captain Jos Jaspers made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Flight KL592, JNB-Johannesburg-AMS , and operated with the B777-300ER ‘Orange Pride’ with reg PHBVA. Jos got assisted by First Officer Ramon Hendrikse and Second Officer Casper van Hilten as his ‘Wingmen” Runway 06 for last landing. Due to learning the new camera ( Canon XF705 4K Broadcast ) I was’nt aware of the enabled 3.0 internal converter. This was causing the images to be less sharp as expected. Videostills……..

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17 Apr

Last Flight of First Officer Margrethe vd Zwan @ KLM

After a career of 34 years and one month, as airlinepilot at KLM, First Officer Margrethe van der Zwan made her last flight. This is her final landing from destination Lima – Peru, flight KL744, with Captain Pim Juursema and Second Officer Thomas Buter as her ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL744 got a landing on RWY36R and got operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQA and final stand was Echo 5 Videostills……………

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27 Feb

Last Flight of Captain Jorgen Bierhorst @ KLM

Captain Jorgen Bierhorst made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Final destination Curacao and back homebase Amsterdam. On his retirementfight Jorgen got assisted by First Officer Marcel Kammelar as his ‘Wingman’ and Second Officer Margret Nuijten-Vonk as his ‘Wingwoman’. Flight KL735 , callsign KLM171, first got planned for a RWY24 departure. But 10 minutes in front of TSAT time they got recleared for RWY18L. So I had to run with my equipment and racing to the other runway. And than it started raining quite heavy…………… Lots of spray, wiping my cameralens many times and then they gave full […]

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27 Feb

Last Flight of Captain A330 Bart Bierman @ KLM

Captain Bart Bierman made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Flight KL787 heading for SXM-St Maarten – POS-Port of Spain and back Amsterdam. His final flight got operated with the A330-200 Reg PHAOE. Landed on RWY18R and docking at final stand Echo 17 Filming these footages (by Bokito) are arranged by Bart’s good friend and former retired A330 Captain Gert Meijer. Career of Bart; Cpt A330 – 2018-2024 FO B777 – 2014-2018 FO MD11 – 2005-2014 Cpt F70/F100 – 1998-2005 Capt F50 […]

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19 Feb

Last Flight of Captain Ray Brandt @ KLM

Captain Ray made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Capetown was his final destination and retour homebase Amsterdam. Flight KL597, callsign KLM 119, stand F5 and cleared for RWY18L and a KUDA2E departure. Due to the weathercircumstances ( drizzling rain and strong wind ) I was continously cleaning my cameralens. And these conditions resulted the aircraft was not visible anymore when rotating. KL597 was operated with the B777-300ER reg PHBVI Backflight KL598,callsign KL104 and the final callsign ‘Team Ray’ got a landing at RWY18C on request. This flight got operated with another B777-300ER reg PHBVC. After vacating RWY18C […]

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19 Jan

Last Flight of a Captain B747F @ Martinair Cargo

A Captain B747F made his last flight due to retirement at Martinair Cargo. Heading from Miami to Amsterdam with First Officer Harry van der Weij as his ‘Wingman’. Flight MPH6122 got operated with the B747-400ERF reg PHCKB and after a beautiful approach landing on RWY06. Videostills………..

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19 Jan

Last Flight of Captain Wil Jaski @ KLM

After an enormous career of about 40 years Captain Wil got his last flight due to retirement at KLM. His final destination Curacao and back Amsterdam. Flight KL733, with an strong Eastern wind, operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQP and RWY36L for departure. Backflight KL734 with a landing on RWY06 and operated with another B777-200 reg PHBQB On Wil’s last flight he got assisted by First Officer Cees Tanja and Second Officer Sjoerd Bruin as his ‘Wingmen’. Videostills…….

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