Last Flight of Captain Nik Waalewijn @ KLM

Captain Nik Waalewijn made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight from Bonaire to homebase Amsterdam. Nik got assisted by first officer Harmen Wouda and second officer Robert Zee as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL765 got a approach and landing on RWY06. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand Echo 17. This flight got operated with an A330-200 reg PHAOD.     Videostills…………..
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Last Flight of FO Pieter Hofstede @ KLM

First Officer Pieter Hofstede made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A retirementflight with chief pilot Martijn Göttgens as his ‘Wingman’. Flight KL765 heading for Bonaire via Aruba. KL765, stand F7 and with a runway 36C departure. This flight got operated with a A330-200 reg PHAOD. Returnflight KL767 got a nice runway 06 approach/landing and operated with another A330-200 reg PHAOC.     Videostills……………  
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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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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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