Qf 747-300
Qf 747-300
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Last Perth service is scheduled at the moment for Boxing day. Last LAX is due to depart AKL on the 29th and ex that evening back to AKL. However, the ground engineer in LAX has been told to get parking for 2 extra services from AKL to LA on the 30th and 31 of December. The aircraft would then stay there before being ferried to their final destination. Very sad.
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Come on all, these 743 were great machines, way before the intoduction of the 744.
A little over used at the end, with lack of grond time and spares......but thats the way of the world nowdays.
Alot of the boys and girls cut their teeth on these classic birds.
A sad farewell.......
A little over used at the end, with lack of grond time and spares......but thats the way of the world nowdays.
Alot of the boys and girls cut their teeth on these classic birds.
A sad farewell.......
Join Date: May 2005
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just a vile a/c....... pax hated it........nothing worked.....toilets stank........
however its sad they are going.....as they where my introduction into flying..
nostalgia
however its sad they are going.....as they where my introduction into flying..
nostalgia
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Interesting negative comments on what has been a great aircraft.
This is also the end of an era that began with Qantas getting Catalinas in the 40s. The B747 300 is the last of Qantas's aircraft with a Flight Engineer. All that is left for FEs on civilian airlcraft registered in this country are B727F and the Connie.60+ years of history finishes in the next few days with little recognition of the significance of our demise.
Wunwing
This is also the end of an era that began with Qantas getting Catalinas in the 40s. The B747 300 is the last of Qantas's aircraft with a Flight Engineer. All that is left for FEs on civilian airlcraft registered in this country are B727F and the Connie.60+ years of history finishes in the next few days with little recognition of the significance of our demise.
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747-300
What a great aircraft they have been, owe Qantas nothing, neglected in the later years by Management, outsourcing heavy which just destroys the reliability of any fleet....the short term coat savings or should I say Management Bonuses, which in the end destroys good aircraft..
