09 May

Last Flight of Captain Willem Heblij & Harry Robertus @ KLM

Captain Willem Heblij and Captain Harry Robertus made their last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight heading for Capetown and back homebase Amsterdam. On this flight Captain Willem got assisted by first officer Philip Arenda,captain Arthur Staalduinen ( operating as second officer) and Captain Harry Robertus (observer) as his ‘Wingmen’. Harry Robertus’ wife and senior purser was leading the cabincrew. KL597, callsign KLM105-Heavy, stand F4 and was planned for runway 18L. Because of a slight delay they got recleared to RWY24. And so I was in a hurry to reach the other runway to film their takeoff. […]
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14 Apr

Last Flight of Captain Jeff Robertson @ KLM

Captain Jeff Robertson made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight with Capetown as destination. Jeff got assisted by his ‘747’ friends Arnoud Welhüner and Pieter Natte as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL597,callsign KLM105-Heavy, stand F7 and a RWY18L departure. This flight got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVB. The returnflight got an 11hr delay caused by sick crew. Finally their returnflight got saved by some crew of the 2nd flight to Capetown. Flight KL598, callsign KLM104-Heavy , arrived around 21:30 local time with a landing on RWY18R. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand E8. […]
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10 Feb

Last Flight of Captain Gino Corcione @ KLM

Captain Gino Corcione made his last flight , due to retirement at KLM. A retourflight to Capetown and back to homebase Amsterdam. Because I returned last saturday from my honeymoon to New Zealand only the final landing could be captured. Flight KL598, callsign KLM104-Heavy. Gino got assisted by first officer Jeroen Kuipers and captain Robert Loos (operating as 2nd officer) as his ‘Wingmen’. Special detail, Gino’s wife Purser Nicolette Kuipers and CA Janneke Kuipers joined this flight as well. Gino’s last landing was on RWY36C and after vacating a long trip of taxying via taxyway Quebec for final stand F4. […]
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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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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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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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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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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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