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 ...
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

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 ...
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 ...
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 – ...
Business Insider

Airlines are using these 5 planes to replace the Boeing 747 jumbo jet

The jumbo jet's days as a passenger plane are numbered. The Boeing 747, once the go-to passenger jet for airlines around the world, is destined to live out its days as a cargo jet. "The future of the ...