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Bye bye Boeing 747-400; KLM's City of Bangkok

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City of Bangkok is the oldest Boeing 747 still in operation at KLM. This aircraft type has iconic status in aviation history. The Boeing arrived in Amsterdam from Seattle in 1989 and has, in the meantime, carried a considerable number of passengers. But now it’s time to say farewell. Boeing 747-400 City of Bangkok will soon fly its last flight after almost 30 years of faithful service. Boeing 747-400 facts: Wing span: 64.44m (a football pitch is between 64m and 75m wide, that’s how wide a Boeing… (blog.klm.com) 기타...

James Steiner

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Ricky Scott 5년 전 4

Im glad to say I had a hand in Building that one. Happy to see it made it 30 years :).

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Ron Fletcher 5년 전 2

Carl, I totally agree. The 747 beats the A380 in every way and the 787 in some configurations (in Business).

The 747 is/was the Queen of the skies

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Carl Smeraldi 5년 전 1

Ron which jet do you pilot ?

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iflyfsx 5년 전 1

Com on, KLM. Buy the 748. Just do it.

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Kevin Haiduk 5년 전 1

One more gone. Nice looking author :-)

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Carl Smeraldi 5년 전 1

B747400 the best biggest jet in the world . From Don Carlo Smeraldi B747400 pilot. Palermo, Sicily.

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Carl Smeraldi 5년 전 1

Fantastic engineering

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Chip Fricke 5년 전 1

Although I did not get to fly on this bird, I did capture it at SFO a few years ago:

https://flightaware.com/photos/view/745650-48caf2a9d75a73dbe1ae1e8a5e2301ae9a7a2e68/user/ae4mcae/sort/date/page/1

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SoNic67 5년 전 0

I lost count of how many times I crossed the Atlantic (business). I always do my best to book a flight with a 747, it is the most comfortable plane to fly in as passenger (at lest for me).

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Bye bye Boeing 747-400; KLM's City of Bangkok

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