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 RenĂ© 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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Last Flight of Captain Bart Hummel @ KLM

After almost 37 years of flying Captain B777-787 Bart Hummel made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. (Jan 1986 – October 2022) First Officer Boaz Reisel was his ‘Wingman’ for this flight to JFK New York and back Amsterdam. Sister Maud Hummel did accompany her brother at the backflight as Senior Purser. KL641 AMS-JFK 7-10-2022, stand D4 , RWY S5 24 and operated with the B787-10 Dreamliner with reg PHBKD. KL646 JFK-AMS 9-10-2022 , RWY 18R , final stand D2 , operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQG Former typerates; B747, MD11, B767, FK27, MUII) / FAA: ATPL LR-Jet […]
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