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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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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04 Sep

Last Flight of Cpt Jean-Louis Doutreloux @ KLM

Captain Jan-Louis Doutreloux made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight to destination Bangkok with captain Stephane de Jong and first officer Frits Haije as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL843 ,stand E6 and a RWY24 departure. Just in front of the pushback they got a runway change from RWY18L to RWY24. So I was in a hurry to capture them. This flight was operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQO. Return flight KL844 got heavy weathercircumstances. Lots of rain and wind with a landing on RWY22. After vacatingthe runway taxying to stand E3. Jean’s last flight got operated […]

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19 May

Last Flight of Captain Henk Vink @ KLM

Captain Henk Vink made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A flight to Bonaire via Aruba, assisted by first officers Roger Kavelaars and Mark Pasveer as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL769 , stand D47 and a RWY36L departure, operated with a A330-300 reg PHAKD. Backflight KL765 was operated with a A330-200 and reg PHAOB. A nice approach and landing with special callsign Vink-01 and landing on RWY06 After vacating the runway taxying to final stand E19. KLM – 32 jr 4 mnd -Captain A-330 TRI/TRE Senior Instructor dec. 2018 – heden · 6 jr 6 mnd -Captain B-737 […]

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19 May

Last Flight of Captain Mark Geysendorpher @ KLM

Captain Mark Geysendorpher made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight to Curacao and back Amsterdam. On this flight Captain Mark got assisted by first officer Harm van Mierlo and second officer Thijs Zevenkamp as his ‘Wingmen’. Unfortunately SO Thijs had to fly back AMS next day,so he missed the party and backflight. KL735, callsign KLM163, stand F8 and a runway 36L departure. Operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQI Backflight KL736, callsign KLM350 got a nice landing on RWY06 and was operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVB Videostills…………….

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03 Apr

Last flight of Captain Mic Julian Labrana @ KLM

Captain Mic Julian Labrana made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A flight to favorite destination Curacao (homebase) and back Amsterdam. On this flight Captain Mic got assisted by Captain Jeff Robertson and Second officer Garret Gaari as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL735, callsign KLM163, stand G4 and taxying for a RWY36L departure. This flight got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVP. Backflight KL736 got a RWY36C landing and after vacating the runway taxying for final stand E22. His last flight got also operated with a B777-300ER and reg PHBVS. Videostills………..

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17 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Reinder Zwaart @ KLM

Captain Reinder Zwaart made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Special detail is that Reinder’s wife Karina joined this flight as well and actually they retired together. Karina did retire during the corona period as Senior Purser after a career of 35 years at KLM. And it keeps going on with wonderful details…………..on this flight also Senior Purser Saskia van den Boogert got her retirementflight and joined by her husband and retired KLM Captain Willem Bos. So it’s a ‘double couple retirementflight’ heading for Santiago de Chile via Bueonos Aires. The departure from Amsterdam should be on fridaynight the […]

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17 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Jaap Jan van den Hof @ KLM

Captain Jaap Jan van den Hof made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retourflight heading for Bangkok assisted by First Officer Niels Schieck and Second Officer Paul Caro. Flight KL843 ,operated with a B777-300ER , reg PHBVR, stand F8 and a RWY24 departure. Backflight KL844 , operated with another B777-300ER and reg PHBVK, got a nice landing on RWY36R and after vacating taxying for final stand E19

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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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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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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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