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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Impressive Wingroll Salute // Last 747 & Retirementflight @ Captain Jan Bons

Captain Jan Bons made his last 747 flight and retirementflight together at one retourflight to Curacao. In view of the 90% decline in flights and anticipated future capacity, KLM previously decided in early March that it would phase out its remaining Boeing 747s in April 2020,instead of in the summer of 2021. Actually  Jan would retire in September 2020………….but now he was able to celebrate his retirementflight on his beloved B747 , however during weird circumstances. Flight KL129-Heavy ( KL735 ) heading to CUR and operated with the B747-Fullpax reg PH-BFN. Togehter with his ‘wingman’ and first officer Karel Jansson, […]
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