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Thirty-three years ago today, in August 1989, Qantas's new flagship Boeing 747-400 achieved a new milestone in aviation history, flying non-stop between London, England and Sydney, Australia. The record-breaking flight gave the world a glimpse into the future of ultra-long-haul travel, flying further than any commercial aircraft had ever flown before.
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Qantas expects the Boeing 747's final flight - suitably tagged as QF7474 - to depart Sydney Airport by 7.30am this Sunday March 8, with the aim of landing at Illawarra at 7.47am. The flight path will skirt the NSW south coast with jumbo flying at a low 4,000 feet. Qantas says a GoPro video camera will be fitted to the cockpit to record to.
Qantas To Give Final 747 Jumbo Jet A Farewell Fit For A Queen
In 2018, Qantas has 4 747-400 and they will quite from fleet until 2019. 747-400ER is newer aircraft in their fleet and it will operating until when Qantas decide to new flag ship aircraft. Qantas 747-400 History. March 2, 1987. Qantas ordered 4 747-400. Final order was in December 19, 2000 also this was ordering for 747-400ER. The final orders.
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The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747 .
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Qantas Boeing 747-400's operate on selected routes including between Brisbane and Los Angeles, Los Angeles and New York, Sydney and Los Angeles. Sydney also connects with San Francisco, Santiago, Hong Kong, Tokyo (Haneda), Johannesburg and seasonally Sydney-Vancouver. Qantas operates Boeing 747-400ER (extended range), and 747-400 longreach.
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Qantas was the only airline to order the 747-400ER. Qantas took the option of a single extra fuel tank. The 747-400ER had an increased takeoff weight of 412,770 kilograms. The plane could carry an extra 6,800 kilograms of weight and fly an extra 800 kilometers.
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Qantas has bid farewell to its last Boeing 747-400 as it departed across the Pacific Ocean to Los Angeles before positioning to Mojave Airport, California as its final resting place.
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On July 22, the Qantas 747 will take its final flight from Australia to the USA, flying low over the harbor and traveling south down the coast, dipping its wings to the first Qantas 747-400, VH-OJA, currently housed in a museum near Sydney. From here, the aircraft will turn right and head to California.
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Qantas remained an all-747 airline until 1985 when its first Boeing 767 took flight, but before the decade was out, Qantas added yet another type of Boeing 747 to its fleet: the Boeing 747-400. And for Qantas, the Boeing 747-400 was a game-changer: In 1989, Qantas' first Boeing 747-400 set a world record for the longest-ever non-stop flight.
Australian airline company Qantas said goodbye to the airplanes Boeing 747. The last airplane
On 16 August 1989, under flight number QF7441, Qantas' first Boeing 747-400 aircraft (VH-OJA City Of Canberra) flew non-stop from London to Sydney, as part of a circuitous delivery flight from Boeing to Qantas. Only 23 people were on board the aircraft. Two tonnes of equipment, including galley equipment, were removed to save weight.
Qantas to farewell last 747 with joy flights Airline Ratings
Qantas 128 Hong Kong (HKG) - Sydney (SYD) Sunday, March 15 Depart: 7:45 PM Arrive: 8:10 AM+1 Duration: 9hr, 25min Aircraft: 747-400 Seat: 12K (Business Class) Upstairs, I found most passengers already seated. I took the cabin pictures below after landing in Sydney. Qantas 747 Business Class Seat
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Join me on this detailed tour / documentary around a QANTAS Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet, VH-OJA, on display at the HARS Aviation Museum in Wollongong, Australia.
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A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OEJ in front of media at Sydney Airport for the last time as it retires from service on Wednesday. James D. Morgan/Getty Images Australia's Qantas.
Qantas Boeing 747 retirement joyflights for Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra Executive Traveller
Qantas fleet Qantas operates a fleet of Airbus A330, Airbus A380, Boeing 737 and Boeing 787 making a total of 125 aircraft. This list excludes subsidiaries Jetstar, QantasLink and Qantas Freight . Current fleet As of November 2023, the Qantas mainline fleet consists of the following aircraft: [1] [2] [3]
Qantas withdraws Boeing 747400 from operational service. Last flight with Boeing 747400 Qantas.
The airline plans to retire the last of its Boeing 747s by the end of 2020, after 49 years. As a way to celebrate the retirement of its last 747-400 powered by Rolls Royce engines (registration VH-OJU), Qantas scheduled a special "Points Plane" charter flight from Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX).