Farewell Events
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: The sandpit
Posts: 10
Originally Posted by Ascend Charlie
Do it like Dick Smith once did:
Use the aircraft named Kingsford Smith
Leave from Kingsford Smith airport
Everybody on board is named Smith
Fly over every town in Oz that has Smith in its name.
Use the aircraft named Kingsford Smith
Leave from Kingsford Smith airport
Everybody on board is named Smith
Fly over every town in Oz that has Smith in its name.
Let’s be realistic, a staff and media day in the hangar, then fly over the bridge as it departs for LAX. Anything more is a waste, it’s just a jet.
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: MEL
Posts: 146
And here we go! Qantas to run Boeing 747 'farewell flights' from Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane in mid-July
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...sbane-canberra
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...sbane-canberra
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: HKG
Posts: 315
How about a fly over of Sydney Harbour, with some quality footage taken from a chopper, go via Longreach, a couple low fly overs of the birthplace of QF and then continue on in the same flight direct to the desert? Heaps of spare gas for that if they do it without much of a payload.
Surely that’s a good compromise and a fitting farewell. She will be missed 😢
Surely that’s a good compromise and a fitting farewell. She will be missed 😢
Last edited by Green.Dot; 3rd Jul 2020 at 10:44.
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Asia
Posts: 1,091
Are Virgin not doing one also? I heard they are flying a formation flight over Borghetti’ estate. F100, A330, 777, ATR, 320 that is going to be quite a show.
Apologies if if I missed a fleet type. Can’t remember them all anymore.
Apologies if if I missed a fleet type. Can’t remember them all anymore.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Australia
Posts: 104
Originally Posted by wheels_down
Are Virgin not doing one also? I heard they are flying a formation flight over Borghetti’ estate. F100, A330, 777, ATR, 320 that is going to be quite a show.
Apologies if if I missed a fleet type. Can’t remember them all anymore.
Apologies if if I missed a fleet type. Can’t remember them all anymore.
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 348
Originally Posted by wheels_down
Are Virgin not doing one also? I heard they are flying a formation flight over Borghetti’ estate. F100, A330, 777, ATR, 320 that is going to be quite a show.
Apologies if if I missed a fleet type. Can’t remember them all anymore.
Apologies if if I missed a fleet type. Can’t remember them all anymore.
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: In a house
Posts: 387
Originally Posted by wheels_down
Are Virgin not doing one also? I heard they are flying a formation flight over Borghetti’ estate. F100, A330, 777, ATR, 320 that is going to be quite a show.
Apologies if if I missed a fleet type. Can’t remember them all anymore.
Apologies if if I missed a fleet type. Can’t remember them all anymore.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: melbourne
Posts: 413
Originally Posted by Going Boeing
There's an obvious reason why Melbourne isn't included, it's a shame as there would be a lot of enthusiasts there who won't get an opportunity to farewell the true "Queen of the Skies".
I guess the hepa filters are better in the 737😷
