Forbes

Review of KLM 747-400 World Business Class

KLM, the national carrier of the Netherlands, unveiled its new World Business Class seats back in 2013 and has since been installing them across its long-haul fleet (except its Boeing 787-9 ...
Forbes

Why Cheap Fuel Can’t Stop Air France-KLM Retiring 747 And A340

Air France and KLM are pressing ahead with retiring their A340s and 747s despite low fuel prices diminishing the need for more efficient aircraft. “We’ve pushed these airplanes pretty much to their ...
Luchtvaartnieuws

Boeing 747-vloot van KLM Cargo blijkt nog flink wat waard

KLM en vrachtdochter Martinair kunnen bij de verkoop van hun oude vrachtjumbo’s straks nog een behoorlijk geldsom vangen, in plaats ze voor een habbekrats af te danken voor de sloop. Dat hebben onderz ...
CNN

It was like flying private: The surreal experience of getting back to the US on one of a KLM 747’s final flights

We weren’t supposed to be on that flight. We weren’t supposed to be leaving that day or from that city, on that airline or on that plane. My husband Steve Lastoe, founder and CEO of NYCRUNS, and I had ...
Wall Street Journal

KLM to Make Final Dramatic Landing With 747

KLM to Make Final Dramatic Landing With 747 Dutch carrier KLM will stop flying the iconic Boeing 747 to St. Maarten airport--where planes pass just over the head of beachgoers on their descent--by the ...
Flightglobal

PICTURE: Schiphol hotel to exhibit ex-KLM 747-400

One of KLM’s former Boeing 747-400s has been transported to a hotel just outside Amsterdam Schiphol, where it will be converted into an exhibit about the iconic aircraft. Transfer of the aircraft – ...
Flightglobal

Schiphol ground shunt damages KLM 747 and 787

Two KLM widebodies have been involved in a minor ground collision at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. "During pushback two [aircraft] have accidentally made contact," Schiphol's operator states in a ...
Business Insider

Boeing ending production of the 747 means cargo carriers will lose a key feature and be left scrambling when it's gone

The sun is setting on the Boeing 747 as production will be coming to an end by 2023 after over 50 years, its manufacturer announced on Wednesday, and cargo airlines may have the most to lose.
Business Insider

Airlines are using these 5 planes to replace the Boeing 747 jumbo jet

The jumbo jet's days as a passenger plane are numbered. The Boeing 747, once the go-to passenger jet for airlines around the world, is destined to live out its days as a cargo jet. "The future of the ...
Mentour Pilot on MSN

11 Sekunden vor dem Zusammenstoß sah der Pilot die Boeing 747 auf sich zukommen

Nur 11 Sekunden vor dem Zusammenstoß erkennt die Besatzung der Pan-Am-747, dass sich die Lichter der entgegenkommenden KLM-Maschine mit hoher Geschwindigkeit nähern. Kapitän Grubbs gibt vollen Schub u ...
insider.si.edu

KLM's Fleet of New 747's Will Bring the World Closer Together

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