09 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Erik Julian Labrana @ KLM

Captain Erik Julian Labrana made his last flight due to his retirement at KLM. A flight via Aruba to Bonaire with first officer Arno Jansen and second officer Michel Broekman as his “Wingmen”. His brother Mic, retired KLM Captain,joined this flight as well. KL767 ,stand F5, a RWY 24 departure and operated with an A330-200 reg PHAOF. Returnflight KL767, Bonaire heading for homebase Amsterdam, got a landing on RWY18R. After vacating the runway Erik got an awesome call by the groundcontroller of tower west. Taxying to final stand Echo19. Videostills……….

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23 Nov

Last Flight of Captain Rene Sloots @ KLM

Captain Rene Sloots made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. After a career of 36 years as pilot Rene has chosen Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chili as his last destinations. On flight KL701 Rene got assisted by first officer Anil de Nie and second officer’s Sam Raajen and Evert Delfgaauw as his “Wingmen”. On returnflight KL702 the second officers were Michael Aardema and Simon van den Eijkel. Flight KL701 , stand F9 and a RWY36L departure got operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQB. Flight KL702, got a landing on RWY36C and after vacating the runway taxying for […]

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05 Aug

Last Flight of FO Frank Rose @ KLM

First Officer Frank Rose made his last flight due to retirement at KLM A flight to Panama City and back Amsterdam. On this flight Frank got assisted by Captain Bas-Jan de Vries as his ‘Wingman”. Despite to my marriage and honeymoon trip I was’nt able to capture his last departure on AMS as well. Frank’s last landing on RWY 18R operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVW. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand F9 , switching of the engines………… Videostills…………….

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16 Jun

Last Flight of Captain Bob Heijmans @ TUI

Captain Bob Heijmans made his last flight due to retirement at TUI. After a career with Air Holland, Dutchbird and Martinair Cargo he operated his last years as Captain B787 TUI. Captain Bob got assisted by Captain Robert Vriesman as his ‘Wingman’. Flight OR365 heading for Bonaire via Curacao. Stand G8 and a RWY24 departure. This flight got operated with a B788 Dreamliner with reg PH-TFJ Backflight OR393 , Bonaire-Curacao and homebase Amsterdam got a landing on RW18R and taxying to final stand G5. This flight got operated with another B788 reg PH-TFK After crossing the Center Bob got guided […]

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19 May

Last Flight of Captain Henk Vink @ KLM

Captain Henk Vink made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A flight to Bonaire via Aruba, assisted by first officers Roger Kavelaars and Mark Pasveer as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL769 , stand D47 and a RWY36L departure, operated with a A330-300 reg PHAKD. Backflight KL765 was operated with a A330-200 and reg PHAOB. A nice approach and landing with special callsign Vink-01 and landing on RWY06 After vacating the runway taxying to final stand E19. KLM – 32 jr 4 mnd -Captain A-330 TRI/TRE Senior Instructor dec. 2018 – heden · 6 jr 6 mnd -Captain B-737 […]

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03 Apr

Last flight of Captain Mic Julian Labrana @ KLM

Captain Mic Julian Labrana made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A flight to favorite destination Curacao (homebase) and back Amsterdam. On this flight Captain Mic got assisted by Captain Jeff Robertson and Second officer Garret Gaari as his ‘Wingmen’. Flight KL735, callsign KLM163, stand G4 and taxying for a RWY36L departure. This flight got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVP. Backflight KL736 got a RWY36C landing and after vacating the runway taxying for final stand E22. His last flight got also operated with a B777-300ER and reg PHBVS. Videostills………..

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05 Mar

Last Flight of Captain Johan Smids @ KLM

Captain Johan Smids made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A flight heading for Bonaire via Aruba, assisted by first officer Gerben as his ‘Wingman’. Flight KL767 , stand D7 and RWY24 with departure got operated with a A330-300 reg PHAKB. Retourflight KL769 , Bonaire-Amsterdam , got a nice landing on RWY18R and after vacating the runway taxying to final stand F6. Flight KL769 got operated with a A330-200 reg PHAOC. Videostills………

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18 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Fernando Vermeulen @ KLM

Captain Fernando made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Joined by his beloved wife Helouise and their children Capetown was the destination. Flight KL597, callsign KLM119-Heavy, got a push & pull at stand Echo 19, tail long pushback with tail to the tower and a pullout into Alpha 16. So they made room for the inbound KL592 coming from ‘Joburg’. On this flight Captain Fernando got assisted by first officer Korosh Rasaian and second officer Nader Imani Kohani as his ‘Wingmen’. Taxying out to N5 for a nice RWY09 departure disappearing into the low cloudbase heading for Capetown. […]

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18 Sep

Last Flight of Captain Hans Dellevoet @ KLM

Captain Hans Dellevoet made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Assisted by first officer Philip Arenda and second officers Laurens Bosje and Rik Sistermans as his ‘Wingmen’ on the KL809. Heading for Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta!!! Due to a delayed arrival of their aircraft for this flight they did depart on 22:48PM at RWY36L. Special detail Hans wife Nathalie Numans CAII and Philips wife purser Floor Arenda joining as well. On backflight KL810 Captain Hans got assisted by again first officer Philip Arenda and this time by second officers Rik Sistermans and Sjan Liem. Final landing on RWY06 […]

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14 Sep

Last Flight of Captain Toon Prins @ KLM

Captain Toon Prins made his final flight due to retirement at KLM. With First Officer Dennis Roël and Second Officer Fabian Badloeas his ‘Wingmen’ heading for Curacao and back Amsterdam. Flight KL735, callsign KLM171, got a pushback on stand F5 and taxied out via taxiway Quebec for a RWY36L departure. Groundcontrol offered the possibility for a kind of farewell tour along the airport. Backflight KL736, callsign KLM172, with a nice approach along the coastline and thereafter turning in to intercept the localizer for runway 36L. After his last and very smooth landing vacating the runway and taxying to final stand […]

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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 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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27 May

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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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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27 Feb

Last Flight of Captain Jorgen Bierhorst @ KLM

Captain Jorgen Bierhorst made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Final destination Curacao and back homebase Amsterdam. On his retirementfight Jorgen got assisted by First Officer Marcel Kammelar as his ‘Wingman’ and Second Officer Margret Nuijten-Vonk as his ‘Wingwoman’. Flight KL735 , callsign KLM171, first got planned for a RWY24 departure. But 10 minutes in front of TSAT time they got recleared for RWY18L. So I had to run with my equipment and racing to the other runway. And than it started raining quite heavy…………… Lots of spray, wiping my cameralens many times and then they gave full […]

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14 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Thijs Jongsma @ KLM

After a career of 31 years and 10 months Captain Thijs Jongsma got his last flight due to retirement at KLM. JFK was his first and his last destination !!! How wonderful. Flight KL641 , stand F7, got a RWY24 departure and was operated with the B787-10 Dreamliner reg PHBKC. First Officer Vincent Aupers was his ‘Wingman’ and big friend Captain Dimitri van der Vieren in behind and joining this flight as well. Captain Thijs was his first instructor and good friend. Backflight KL642 with an quite early arrival with Thijs’ final touchdown at 6:08LT on RWY18R and taxying to […]

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05 Dec

Last Flight of Captain Philip Almgren @ KLM

Captain Philip Almgren got his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Flight KL635 heading for Las Vegas with the B789 Dreamliner reg PHBHP. Tugdriver Bokito operated/filmed the push & pull on Echo24 abeam Echo77 Backflight KL636 , operated with a B789 Dreamliner reg PHBHC , got a final landing on RWY 18R and taxying to stand Delta 57 Captain Philip got assisted by First Officer Vincent and Second Officer Jasper Vreenegoor as his ‘Wingmen’ Videostills……..

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04 Dec

Last Flight of Captain B737 Noud Rutte @ KLM

Captain B737 Noud Rutte got his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Noud experienced an enormous career of 37 years and one month. Started in December 1986 as Flight engineer B747/200-300 and as Captain Noud did fly all types of the B737. His retirementflight should have been a retourflight to Israël – Tel Aviv but changed to Lissabon due to the current war between Israël and Hamas. Nouds wife Helena is Portugese from origin. Flight KL1695 planned for RWY36C. I was positioned with a great look at the runway next to taxiway Yankee 2. Unfortunately Noud got recleared to […]

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28 Oct

Last Flight of Captain Andy Zurhaar @ KLM

After a huge career of about 32 years Captain Andy Zurhaar made his retirementflight at KLM. Together with First Officer Onno Veltkamp as his ‘Wingman’ he departed for Johannesburg as final destination/retourflight. During 747 timeperiode it was called a ‘Joburgje’ when they did fly to JNB. Flight KL591,stand F7 , departed during heavy fog. When filming I only could hear them passing in takeoff and not see at all. This flight was operated with our ‘Orange Pride’ , a B777-300ER reg PHBVA. Backflight KL592 became a visible landing , happily. With wet circumstances Andy got a smooth landing on RWY18R […]

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26 Oct

Last Flight of Captain B747F Bart Rademakers @ Martinair Cargo

Captain Bart Rademakers made his last flight, due to retirement at Martinair Cargo, after 33 years and 10 months. Actually he was pilot since 1986. A huge career. Awesome detail are the departing and landing KLC Embraer in the video. Bart’s son , Milan , is a KLC Embraer pilot and was also capturing his fathers last flight. Flight MP6141 heading for Miami via Bogota. RWY36L for departure and got operated with the B747F reg PHMPS. Backflight MP6912 , MIA-AMS, with final landing on RWY06 and operated with the B747F reg PHCKB. Videostills……………

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23 Aug

Last Flight of Captain Bas Seijffert @ KLM

After 27 years and 6 months Captain Bas Seijffert got his last flight due to retirement at KLM. His final destination was Capetown and back Amsterdam assisted by First Officer Niek Dillen as his ‘Wingman’. Flight KL597, AMS-CPT, with callsign KLM119 , stand F9 and departure on RWY36C. This flight got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVI. Backflight KL598, Capetown-Amsterdam, with callsign KLM104 got a nice landing on RWY18R and taxying for final stand Echo 17. Bas operated his last landing with another B777-300ER reg PHBVB

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03 Aug

Captain Herman Hello says Goodbye @ KLM

Captain Herman got his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Heading for Curacao and back Amsterdam with First Officer Willem Luijten and Captain Arnoud Welhüner as his Wingmen. Flight KL735, callsign KLM171 , stand Echo 22, got a RWY 24 departure and operated with the B777-300ER reg PHBVC. Backflight KL736, CUR-AMS, with Herman’s last landing on RWY18R and taxying for final stand F9. Videostills………..

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01 Aug

Last KLM FLight to MAF Bushpilot @ Cpt Joost de Wit

Captain B737 at KLM, Missionairy bush-pilot in training for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Kenya , Captain Joost made his last flight after 22 years of being commercial pilot for KLM. Flight KL1279 heading for Edinburgh and back Amsterdam. Flight KL1279,stand D14, and a Siera5 RWY 24 departure. Backflight KL1280 got a landing on RWY 18R. Due to my duty at KLM Aircraft Towing Department we decided to film the arrival/docking at final stand D44. This final flight got operated with a B737-700 reg PHBGI Joost de Wit and Ruth de Wit – van der Ploeg are both airline pilots […]

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25 Jul

Last KLM Flight to MAF Bushpilot @ FO Ruth de Wit-van der Ploeg

Last KLM Flight to MAF Bushpilot @ FO Ruth De Wit-van Der Ploeg First Officer Ruth de Wit-vd Ploeg got her last KLM flight due to a very special reason, guided by our Almighty God of Israël. After 15 years working for KLM, Ruth and her husband Joost quit their jobs as airline pilots for KLM. Within a few months they will become bush pilots for Mission Aviation Fellowship in Kenya. Instead of flying Boeings, they will be flying Cessna Caravans to remote places to bring help and hope to people in need. Their Youtubechannel; https://www.youtube.com/@mafdewit If you would like […]

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10 Jul

Last Flight of Captain B747F Peter Horstink @ Martinair Cargo

Captain Peter Horstink made his last flight due to retirement at Martinair Cargo. Retiring at his beloved 747 Freighter. Flight MP7121 , assisted by First Officer Robert Posman , and heading for the routine Amsterdam-Campinas-Quito-Miami-Amsterdam. This routine got operated with the B747-400ERF reg PHCKA. Runway 24 for departure. Nice detail his son started flight KL1539 a couple of minutes later. Last flight MP7122, MIA-AMS, arrived a day later than sheduled. Final landing on RWY18R after a huge career. Videostills……………

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