04 Sep

Last Flight of Cpt Jean-Louis Doutreloux @ KLM

Captain Jan-Louis Doutreloux made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A last flight to destination Bangkok with captain Stephane de Jong and first officer Frits Haije as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL843 ,stand E6 and a RWY24 departure. Just in front of the pushback they got a runway change from RWY18L to RWY24. So I was in a hurry to capture them. This flight was operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQO. Return flight KL844 got heavy weathercircumstances. Lots of rain and wind with a landing on RWY22. After vacatingthe runway taxying to stand E3. Jean’s last flight got operated […]
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26 May

Last Flight of Captain Ben Suurland @ KLM

After a career of 37 years and 8 months Captain Ben Suurland made his final flight due to retirement at KLM. Final retourflight to Rio de Janeiro and back Amsterdam. Captain Ben got assisted by First Officer Rickert-Jan Hagen and Second Officer Dennis van Trier as his ‘Wingmen”. Flight KL705 , stand D47, with a RWY36L departure and operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQL. Backflight KL706 got the same runway for landing, RWY18R , and operated with the B777-200 reg PHBQO. Captain Ben started flying in Oktober 1986 with the following careersteps; – 1986 till 1988 2nd officer B747, -1988 […]
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