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Cityhopper Hops Back to Amsterdam Minus One Engine
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer John Gregory What: KLM Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Amsterdam to Birmingham Where: Amsterdam When: Apr 21st 2012 Why: While en route, a leak in the right engine was detected. Pilots shut down the affected engine and returned to Amsterdam where they made a... »
Inebriated Passenger Attempts Exit During Afrika-Netherlands Flight
What: KLM Boeing 777-200, registration PH-BQB en route from Johannesburg to Amsterdam Where: Amsterdam When: Nov 25th 2011 Who: one passenger Why: While en route, a thirty-one year old male passenger believed to be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol became unruly. After harassing other passengers, the passenger ignored warnings of the crew,... »
Boeing Engine Shut Down
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer René Kelleway What: KLM Boeing 737-400 en route from Amsterdam to Stavanger Where: Amsterdam When: May 8th 2011 Why: Moments after takeoff, the pilots had to shut down a Boeing engine; the flight returned to Amsterdam and made a safe landing. The flight was... »
KLM: Flat Tire
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Andreas Mueller – Spotterteam Graz What: KLM Boeing 777-200 en route from Atlanta,GA to Amsterdam Where: Amsterdam When: Feb 3 Why: After a successful flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam, the flight crew reported a flat tire prior to landing. * (The plane’s indicators include... »
Press Release: KLM Makes Upset Training Mandatory
KLM, Holland’s flag carrier, has signed a deal with Arizona-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training to provide upset recovery training to ab initio pilots training at the airline’s flight school in Mesa. KLM has done its pilot training in sunny Mesa for 65 years at Falcon Field and APS is at neighboring Phoenix-Mesa Gateway. As... »
Cityhopper Flight Interrupted
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Marc Stier What: KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Amsterdam Netherlands to Bordeaux Where: Amsterdam When: Dec 9 2010 Who: not available Why: After takeoff, the plane could not retract the landing gear. The flight returned to Amsterdam and made a safe landing.... »
Entebbe Bird Strike
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer HGabor What: KLM Airbus A330-200 en route from Entebbe to Amsterdam Where: Entebbe When: Oct 10th 2010 9:57pm Who: 220 passengers Why: After takeoff, the plane’s right engine digested a crane. The plane returned to the airport and made a safe landing; however the... »
Emirates Fender Bender in Khartoum
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-541 en route from Khartoum to Dubai Where: Khartoum International Airport When: Oct 1, 2010 Who: crew Why: A parked Emirates Airbus A340 was preparing for takeoff when it was struck by the wing of a passing KLM Airbus A330-200.... »
Flight Cancelled Due to Maintenance
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Ruud Brinks What: KLM Cityhopper Fokker 70 en route from Amsterdam to Luxembourg Where: Amsterdam When: Sep 1 2010 Why: After takeoff, the flight developed problems with the air conditioning, and had to return to Amsterdam. A replacement jet was provided. »
Michelin and Air France Sign Long Term Contract
PARIS 21 July 2010 – MICHELIN andAIR FRANCE have signed a long term contract. Michelin has also signed a long term contract with the airline companiesKLM. The contract encompasses nearly 425 KLM /Air France planes, plus certain third party customers in maintenance contracts with the two companies, will be equipped with Michelin tires. Among... »
