KLM Flight Crosses Atlantic in 5 Hours 43 Minutes (travelandtourworld.com)

KLM's Flight KL642 from New York JFK to Amsterdam Schiphol completed the transatlantic crossing in 5 hours 43 minutes on 8 October 2026, using a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner registered PH-BKD. The flight landed 1 hour 37 minutes ahead of its published scheduled duration of approximately 7 hours 20 minutes. Aeronews called it a record-time crossing, but independent historical evidence has not established an all-time route record. Favorable jet stream winds are a plausible explanation for the speed.