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 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 René 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 A330 Bart Bierman @ KLM

Captain Bart Bierman made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Flight KL787 heading for SXM-St Maarten – POS-Port of Spain and back Amsterdam. His final flight got operated with the A330-200 Reg PHAOE. Landed on RWY18R and docking at final stand Echo 17 Filming these footages (by Bokito) are arranged by Bart’s good friend and former retired A330 Captain Gert Meijer. Career of Bart; Cpt A330           – 2018-2024 FO B777             – 2014-2018 FO MD11           – 2005-2014 Cpt F70/F100  – 1998-2005 Capt F50        […]
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