"ALM CATERING SERVICE"

[DulceCaramela]

He eee ,, ta basta kuminda bo tabt hanja anto.

Awor aki bo ta hanja net un tiki kuminda pa bia ku ba

hanja algu!!

[popeye1250]

Wow! Looks like they do a great job!

[altazboy]

the food was excellent and we had the option as crew before flight to request our favorite meals for the trip. Our esteemed and late Captain Euwema loved to request the 'boer kol' (sp?) which was a sort of casserole of mashed potatoes, saur kraut and sausage - really great! A DC9 flight between the islands of the Caribbean or other mainland destinations onboard an ALM flight was a better travel experience than a transcontinental airline flight in the USA today . Those were the days.

[AlexAlberto]

That's right Ken, super...! By the way, are you still flying in the US? I don't remember if you did inform me that already in previous contacts. Hey man... i love to receive some picture yours from the ALM years..one or two...i'am going to make another nice ALM clip, and we cannot miss you...you was part of the history...

[altazboy]

Hi Alex, con ta bai? I'm in Saudi Arabian airlines now. Am currently captain B747. The 23rd of Jan was my 42nd anniversary of the first flight ever. Curacao, Jan 23, 1968, PJ-ACP (J-3 cub), instructor, Captain Jan Van Meerten. My life changed that day. Anyway, I've been flying the Boeing now for the last 5 years here, was previously on the A-300-600 for 7 years, all years based in Jeddah. I fly mostly the far east but some Europe, Africa, and USA.

[altazboy]

I always look for your posts as they have reunited me with my years in the Antilles. E anyanan ei tabata esun mas kritiko na e formashon di mi persona ya ku mi a kuminsa mi karera di aviador eynan y tambe m'a madura di teenager te homber den ei anyanan ei. Awor mi ta acercando mi retirement tambe - por di sei despues di un of dos anya mas (depende si mi tin plaka hahahahaha). Asina ta, mi ta den e epoka 'bittersweet' awor - yen di memorias di gente increiblemente fantastico den mi bida.

[altazboy]

I might have a few pics around here and I'll definitely try to send some to you. I just saw the post re: Arturo Jesurun and it saddened me. I was close to him as the personal pilot for the directors and Vip clients of King International (Aruba) in the early 70's. May he rest in peace. Thank you for keeping us all (those of us leu foi di kas) up to date lest we otherwise forget Dushi Korsou, Boneiru, Aruba tambe.

[firstinlastout]

@altazboy

You are so right about that ! hit the nail on the head with that one. I was lucky enough to travel back and forth to Curacao many times during 1974-2000. I remember the food as being spectacular and the service and smiles top notch. I remember "Flamboyant" so well, those were the good old days. I'm glad to have been a passenger on this amazing airline and have fond memoris of it. Thanks Alex for capturing those memories for a lifetime. I will show this to my son Sebastian one day

[MD11pushback]

hell, that looks delicious!

i can understand, that they provided the catering for other airlines, too. ALM really must have been an extremely professional and great airline

[BigDaddyLicious]

Dushi kuminda ALM tbt sirbi, Nan catering tbt super den nan task.

RIP. capt Albert Pijl. He crashed in a Cessna while performing an Loop during an airshow @ 1991. There's a memorial for him on a stone at the beginning of the runway 11 At Curacao Intl Airport.

[AlexAlberto]

Ow...kos nobo pa mi...mi no tabata sa di esei; esta ku nan a pone un pida piedra conmemorativo pe kantu dje pista.. Hopi bunita anto pe... Antes ora Albert bini mi kas mi ta pone mi man na mi kurason...pasobra e ta pasa linja rekto bai na un Flight Simulator ku mi tabatin den kas;(no FS di computer,sino unu ku instrumento di berdat!)

Anto Albert tabata "maltrata" e pober simulator bulando akrobasia di aire kasi pa saka e FS fo'i skil...! Dios deskanse...

[BigDaddyLicious]

haha... esei ta 1 bon.

Si mi mes no tbt sa, ta den 1 boletin ku ALM sa saka pa su empleadonan. a sali 1 reportage kual a saka 1 potret ku te awe mi ta korda kon tur hende ta rondo dje pieda i 1 Dash-8 (Tuturutu) a pasa riba nan kabes bai baha. E ta pone net parti paden dje kura di airport i niun hende nor yega einan. E manera ku por wake mas miho ta si bai na vlakte di san pedro patras dje pista, ne muraya tin 1 porta grandi i via e porta ey por mira e pieda, pero e sa ta rondona ku yerba si.

[SubaruWRXtreme]

@BigDaddyLicious

I saw it happen as a child i will never forget it thinking about the family of the Pilot and now i can see who he was

[THEAIRLINES06]

wonderfull jobs

[GTABULLY]

Excelente!!! Bon Tardi!!!

[andfranca]

and I miss Varig's catering service! :(

[AlexAlberto]

Ta esei mes te idea..! Ai..aki poko dia bo por laga bo "aeromoza" sirbi'bo den bo(so)

FALCON 50...(!) :-)

[airaruba]

Bo a dunami hamber ki Alex! ;-)

[dbarl64]

Yes good food on ALM and good service

Thanks Alex

[korsow42]

Ik weet niet hoe of waaraan Albert Pijl is overleden,heb hem niet persoonlijk gekend.

Groet Karel

[AlexAlberto]

Als MD-82 Captain ge-crashed in een "stomme" Cessna 152 moment dat hij Aerobatic manouvres deed... (sorry dat ik jou reactie nu pas lees,ik kijk niet altijd naar de reacties.)

[korsow42]

Aii,esaki ta malu!

Senor Alex,ki dia den siman bo ta traha na Aviodrome?

Ayoo

Karel

[AlexAlberto]

Karel kon ta! Antes mi tabata traha tres bia pa siman; Djaluna,djarason i djabierne. Sinembargo ma kansa un tiki (ta vrijwilligerswerk) i ta bai unikamente momentu Aviodrome bel mi pa bin juda nan ora ta druk. Kualke kos mi ta meldu bo dia ku lo mi bai tei atrobe.Dia 1 y 2 november mi mes lo partisipa de FS weekend.

[AlexAlberto]

Nou...die foto van Albert was niet zo oud toen hij overleed...Hij zag toen nog "jeugdig" uit.Ik neem aan dat je weet waarom hij zo jong overleden is toch?... Wat betreft "leren stoelen" in Amerika zijn wel veel met leren stoelen.. Tot de volgende ALM video...

[korsow42]

Jammer dat de ALM er niet meer is,het heeft wel een grote charme:Antillianse Luchtvaart Maatschapij! E kompania di nos mes!

Heb nog nergens in een DC9 met leren stoelen gezeten behalve met de ALM!!

Jammer te zien dat Albert Pijl ook al is overleden,hij lijkt nog erg jong op de video.Maar ja dat waren we allemaal.