Last Flight of Captain Eric Akker @ KLM

Captain Eric Akker made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. A very special flight with his son Tim second officer,captain Chris Berkouwer and first officer Erik Laroy as his ‘Wingman’ and his wife Leontine senior purser as his ‘Wingwoman’. A last flight with an old 747-destination Hong Kong. Flight KL887, stand E3, and a RWY36C departure. This flight got operated with an B789 Dreamliner reg PHBHC. Returnflight KL888 , the most beautiful callsign ‘KLM Triple Eight’ got a landing on runway 06. After vacating the runway taxying to final stand E6. Eric’s last flight got operated with an […]
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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 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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Last Flight of Captain B737 Peter van der Reijden @ KLM

Captain Peter van der Reijden made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. His final destination Budapest and back Amsterdam. Flight KL1981 got a RWY36C departure and was operated with a B737-800 reg PHBXF. Backflight KL1972, callsign KLM28Q got a landing on RWY36R after a G/A. His last flight was operated with another B737-800 reg PHBXF and final stand C7.     And there’s another special edition edited on request………..   Videostills………
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