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 ...
Business Insider

As airlines say goodbye to the legendary Boeing 747 early, the plane still plays a vital role for cargo carriers and is aiding efforts to defeat COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic affecting the airline industry has advanced the retirement of the iconic Boeing 747, with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines officially retiring the type at the end of March and Qantas ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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ALL engines OUT!! KLM Flight 867

On December 15th, 1989, All four engines suddenly failed on a KLM airlines Boeing 747-400, miles above the Alaskan Wilderness. Smoke filled the cockpit, and the pilots tried desperately to restart the ...