Last Toronto Flight on 747 @ FO Martin Sievers & Cpt Rod ten Berg

First Officer Martin Sievers and Captain Rod ten Berg made their last ‘Toronto Flight’ on KLM B747. 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. Backflight KL692 with callsign KL86 ,on Friday 27th of March, was operated with the B747-Combi reg PH-BFT. Soxy approach and landing on RWY 06 after nice ‘Wingroll Salutes’ on final. Martins wife Jolanda and kids left home quite early to experience and join her husbands and […]
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Last Flight & Goaround of Captain B747 Henk van den Brink @ KLM

Captain Henk van den Brink made his last 747 flight as retirementflight. With an enormous career as 747 pilot and Captain. Henk started as ‘Captain B747’ at July 1982 and made his last 747 flight after 37 years and 10 months. An amazing career and state of duty for KLM. Due to the current worldwide circumstances and KLM’s decided phasing out all 747’s at the end of March. This was a reason for himĀ  to operate his retirementflight right now and on his beloved B747. Flight KL692 ,with callsign KL86, on final for RWY 06 and became a straight goaround […]
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Last Flight on KLM B747 // PH-BFT // YYZ @ KL86 17-3-2020

This cockpit and/or cabincrew problaby made their ‘Farewell B747 Flight’ to Toronto and back Amsterdam. When the crew recognizes this flight, contact me on Facebook or Chief Pilot 747 Paul van de Ven. Flight KL692 with callsign KL86 with an early morning / sunrise landing on RWY18R. This smooth landing got operated with the B747-Combi reg PH-BFV at 6:54am     Videostills…………………
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