Qantas announced (see video) retirement of its 747 fleet at the end of June, bringing an official end to nearly 50 years of service with the airline. To say goodbye, Qantas will operate three special ‘Farewell Jumbo Joy Flights’ on 13, 15, and 17 July with its last remaining 747. The aircraft will then depart Sydney for the final time as QF7474 on 22 July. Watch it in Pilhov or Praha or Placcid Lake
A flight to America will mark the end of a significant chapter in Australia's aviation history.
Qantas took delivery of its first 747 jumbo jet in August 1971, and will on Wednesday farewell the last remaining one in its fleet when flight number QF7474 departs Sydney at 2pm for Los Angeles.
Four days after Brisbane said "goodbye" to Qantas's last 747 Jumbo, British Airways have announced they will retire its entire fleet of Boeing 747 airplanes, citing the travel downturn and the aircraft’s high operating costs as the main contributor to the decision