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PH-KCH was deregistered last Friday (3 August). Aircraft is parked in Victorville. Will be broken-up soon. Should get a temp N-registration. Next MD11 to leave commercial KLM service is PH-KCI (per 17SEP12). Aircraft will also end-up in Victorville. 2 more MD11's to leave commercial service this yea...

- PH-KCH will leave commercial service per 02 July 2012
- PH-KCI will follow mid September 2012.
- PH-KCF will follow end of October 2012.
- fourth MD11 this year is tbd: most likely aroudn Dec12

KCH and KCI will go to Victorville.
Regards,
Roel

Around 3PM PH-BTG is planned to leave for NWI.
Last KLM 737PG to leave the home base.
BTG will join sister-ships BTA, BTB and BTF in NWI: all parked there and for sale.
Kind regards,
Roel

PH-BTB departed around 8AM as KL7451 for NWI (will be put into storage overthere: is for sale).
Regards,
Roel

MD11 wetlease to KQ is not in the picture anymore.
With the phase-out of KCF, KCH & KCI the KLM MD11 fleet will go from 10 to 7 by end of 2012.
Time will tell if more tailnumbers will leave the active fleet by this year-end: but for the moment this is the planning.
Kind regards,
Roel

Phase-out status KLM: Last Friday (1 June) PH-BDO (737-306) was cancelled from the register as being scrapped in NWI. 4 B737-400's are still in the KLM fleet: BTA, BTB, BTF, BTG. BTA and BTF are parked in NWI. BTB and BTG will fly AMS-NWI during the next 2 weeks for storage in NWI. The first MD11's ...

Yep, both due for the D-check. So not much interested parties around....
Regards,
Roel

Begin of the end of the KLM MD11's.....
PH-KCH will leave commercial service per 02 July 2012.
PH-KCI will follow mid September 2012.
Future of both aircraft will most likely be scrapping (in the USA).
Kind regards,
Roel

3 KLM 737-800's will fly for Transavia this summer (in normal KLM colors, only small "operated HV" sticker):
- BXG & BXH from end of April until October
- BXF in July & August
Regards,
Roel

3 KLM 737-800's gaan deze zomer voor HV vliegen (gewoon in KLM kleuren):
- BXG en BXH vanaf eind april t/m oktober
- BXF juli & augustus
Groeten,
Roel

Still 5 B737-300/400 remaining at the KLM fleet list (3 parked in NWI, 2 parked in AMS): -300 BDO: stored in NWI: to be scrapped around april 2012 -400 BTA : stored in NWI: is for sale -400 BTB : in AMS for maintenance in Hg10: is for sale -400 BTF : stored in NWI: is for sale -400 BTG : in AMS for ...

PH-BTB returned this afternoon to AMS (as KL7452) after 3 months storage in NWI.
Aircraft will be getting some maintenance in Hg10 during the next few weeks. Aircraft is for sale.
Regards,
Roel

PH-BTD was flown to BUD today as KL7451 and deregistered there. Will become HB-JJC. Aircraft will be prepared in BUD for EC Air (operated by PrivatAir). So 5 B737-300/400 remain at the KLM fleet list: -300 BDO: stored in NWI: to be scrapped mar/apr 2012 -400 BTA : will go to NWI for storage 21dec11:...

737-400 PH-BPC is scrapped in NWI now. So 6 B737-300/400 remain at the KLM fleet list: -300 BDO stored in NWI: to be scrapped Q1 2012 -400 BTA : in Hg10 at AMS: for sale -400 BTB : stored in NWI: for sale -300 BTD : sold to PrivatAir -400 BTF : stored in NWI: for sale -400 BTG : stored in NWI: for s...

Ex-KLM 737-400 PH-BDW has been re-registered to N858WL. Aircraft to be ferried to Brunthingthorpe (UK) next week for scrap (same fate/destination as PH-BDT/N530WL). So 7 B737-300/400 remain at the KLM fleet list: -400 BPC stored in NWI: to be scrapped late 2011 -300 BDO stored in NWI: to be scrapped...