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November 2, 2017 9:56 pm ET -
A First-Hand Perspective: Onboard KLM’s Final Fokker 70 Flight from…
On Saturday, I was privileged enough to be a passenger on the final Fokker flight by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The first Fokker 70 flight flown by KLM was on Sep. 30, 1920, from Amsterdam to London. KLM chose the…
October 7, 2017 9:07 am ET -
KLM Offers Virtual Reality Experience for Budget Travelers
In a unique plan to attract more customers, KLM announced that its new app “Flight Upgrader" has been made available, offering passengers the opportunity to upgrade virtually via a special headset. Utilizing either Google Cardboard or a virtual reality…
September 13, 2017 10:09 am ET -
KLM Prepares for Its Final Fokker 70 Commercial Flight
Following a 97 year partnership between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM Cityhopper and the aircraft manufacturer Fokker, the airline is now phasing out its Fokker 70 fleet in an effort to operate more modern aircraft. This phase out marks the…
July 8, 2017 12:52 pm ET -
The Fading Dutchmen: What’s Left of the Fokker 100/70s
The Fokker Aircraft Corporation launched their last great aircraft in the mid-1980s with the creation of the narrow body Fokker 100 and eventual baby version with the Fokker 70. While the aircraft wasn’t the most popular, Fokker sold a respectable…
May 19, 2017 8:45 pm ET -
World Leader and Aviator: King of The Netherlands Reveals Secret…
In an interview with Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf, King Willem-Alexander revealed that he has secretly been flying as a KLM pilot twice a month for 20 years. Flying KLM's fleet of Fokker 70 aircraft, the 50-year-old Dutch king considers flying…