Tevoro, I think it is better said that he is on his last 'trip' as opposed to his last 'flight'. His roster shows him operating back from JFK to LAX and the he finally operates into Sydney on Sunday 22 Dec on the QF 108 arriving at 0920 local.

Enjoy retirement Paul. You'll be missed.

Thanks all, didn't read the fine print in W's post, and I haven't yet memorised all of the QF flt #/APT combo's.

Thanks KEG. Restores my faith a little.

Just wondering if this will have any effect on ETOPS? Ratio of shut downs : hours flown and all that?

Second and third stage bearings siezed up,the flames were the engine surging........