Farewell Events

[chazwazza14]

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.

What a waste of time and money, even at the best of times, let alone now.
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.

[CharlotteAnderson]

QF did a domestic tour which concluded in Feb this year. I was one of the passengers on the SY - ML leg. Quite a lot of fun and lovely to say farewell to The Queen.

[Ken Borough]

Use the aircraft named Kingsford Smith

Was the aircraft temporarily renamed for the flight?

[MelbourneFlyer]

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

[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".

[f1yhigh]

Originally Posted by chazwazza14

it’s just a jet.

I hope I never become this cynical about the things I love

[34R]

Originally Posted by A little birdie

Every flight four crew!

Every flight four DIFFERENT crew! (Tongue firmly planted in cheek)

[Boe787]

With fares like that it should cover costs,and as Keg mentioned, good pr, why not!

[Green.Dot]

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 😢

[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.

[Turnleft080]

Wheels_down we wouldn't be flying over it we would be bombing it.

[f1yhigh]

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.

Gave me a chuckle!

[ECAMACTIONSCOMPLETE]

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.

maybe a Tiger 737 and/or A320 for good measure

[Capt Fathom]

Are there any crew still current to fly the ‘farewell flights?’

[stiffwing]

Well,
’certain” crew, yes.
line crew? Maybe not..
after all, only supervisories are of the quality required for such an arduous exercise.
hopefully #1 will be stood up for the disposal flight

[Blueskymine]

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.

Getting a 190 and the Fokker 50 would be a testament to the fleet diversity too.

[CSTGuy]

Originally Posted by A little birdie

Every flight four crew!

mmm.....is there enough female 747 crew for such flights? The PR, HR, LGBTIQ & PC protagonists would be insisting on it!

[Turnleft080]

To those that love to make fun of 11000 (VA & QF) jobs about to go redundant I was going to write something nasty to you
but I'm not going to lower myself to your level.

[blubak]

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".

How ironic that theres no issues running 737's full of passengers in & out of melbourne every day.
I guess the hepa filters are better in the 737😷

[Keg]

Originally Posted by stiffwing

hopefully #1 will be stood up for the disposal flight

He is. He was informed a couple of weeks ago.

Not sure of F/O. Know of one of the S/Os.