AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL, NETHERLANDS – Today is a very sad day in KLM’s 101-year history and for aviation history in general as KLM said goodbye to the most beautiful airliner ever made – the iconic KLM Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet, also known as the ‘Queen of the skies’. The ‘City of Vancouver’ – with registration PH-BFV – took off around 9:15 AM local time
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LONDON HEATHROW, ENGLAND – Another sad day today in this terrible year for aviation lovers – Virgin Atlantic Airways’ latest Boeing 747-400 with registration G-VROY – named ‘Pretty Woman’ – departed for the very last time from the UK. The ‘Queen of the Skies’ departed from London Heathrow on Monday December 21 at 2:21 PM local time, after which it
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SYDNEY – Qantas has retired its Boeing 747 after it first came into service almost half a century ago. Lucky passengers boarded the iconic aircraft for one last time. The last 747 passenger flight departed from Sydney for the last time today. It was the first in a series of 3 farewell flights, allowing Australians to say goodbye to the
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DOHA, QATAR – Qatar Airways Captain Wilhelm Harder from Menno, Paraguay, died last weekend in Qatar at the age of 56, due to complications of the coronavirus. In an internal memo sent to Qatar Airways staff, the pilot’s death was confirmed, but the cause of death was reported by the airline as a ‘recent illness.’ The Ambassador of Paraguay in
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AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL, NETHERLANDS – According to luchtvaartnieuws.nl, KLM is going to operate the phased out Boeing 747 passenger aircraft again, after the Dutch national carrier retired the Queen of the skies on March 29. KLM is setting up a cargo airlift to China, in partnership with Philips, to transport medical equipment and other cargo. From April 13, The airline will
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