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Australia's biggest airline is getting ready to bid farewell to its fleet of Boeing 747 passenger jets sooner than previously planned. Qantas (QABSY) said Wednesday that it's bringing forward the ...
Qantas retired its final Boeing 747 aircraft on Wednesday after the coronavirus pandemic rendered the aircraft and its long-range capabilities useless and accelerated its departure from Qantas by ...
Qantas may have retired its Boeing 747 fleet, but for aviation enthusiasts already missing the “Queen of the Skies” the Australian airline offered up something to sweeten the deal. Qantas put ...
Another airline will soon clip the wings of its fleet of Boeing 747, sending the jumbo jet into retirement on an earlier-than-expected retirement. Australia’s largest airline, Qantas ...
Australia's Qantas Airways has retired its last Boeing 747 with a flourish. With six pilots and no passengers aboard for the final flight from Sydney, QF7474's flight path sketched out a giant ...
Australia's Qantas Airways will retire its Boeing 747 from the San Francisco-Sydney route on December 4, 2019, the carrier announced today. It will replace the graceful old 353-seat "Queen of the ...
The Boeing 747 has been a hallmark of Qantas' international fleet since 1971. "This really is the end of one era and the start of another," Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said in a statement. "The jumbo ...
A Qantas Airways Boeing 747 is on final approach to Bangkok’s Don Mueang International airport in Thailand. The airport is being battered by thunderstorms, and just ahead of the plane ...
Qantas had a Captain Cook lounge with little ... (Original Caption) General view of American Airlines Boeing 747 Astrojet in flight.
The Boeing 747, pictured after its first commercial flight ... International operators like British Airways and Qantas took the opportunity to retire their 747 fleets during the early stages ...
John Travolta, entertainer and pilot for Qantas Airlines, shared his experience learning to fly the 747, noting that it made learning to fly the Boeing 737 “a breeze.” John Dietriech ...