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KLM And Qantas Retire Their Passenger 747s After Almost 50 Years Of Service
Both KLM and Qantas retired their last passenger Boeing 747 flights on March 29, 2020, much earlier than initially planned. (www.gatechecked.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Sad to see the noble and iconic 747s being retired these days.
this is tragedy for nostalgia flying buffs, for i never had a bad flight on any 747 ever, had room to roam, and never was less than amazed that the monsterous bird every time lifted off and climbed so very well. I flew on Delta, American, Air India, and United's 747's. What is replacing them is far less interesting to me than the magnificent 747. Once after National Airlines put several 747's on scheduled service, I was flying into Miami International Airport, number 3 or 4 behind a National 747 going to land. I stayed above the flight path of the behemoth, observed the aircraft pitched up , and thought just for a moment I was waterskiing behing a whale painted in National Airlines colors.You just had to be there, and i truly was there....
The Qantas 747 from SYD to JNB was a daily that I enjoyed tracking as she came into ADS-B airspace. When this whole pandemic is over and some normality returns to life, I keenly await to see which aircraft Qantas will employ on this daily route, SYD - JNB.
And we enjoyed flying on
Possible the A350-1000 or 787-9. I live in Toronto so I cannot confirm which aircraft of the two will be used.
RIP the Boeing 747. Will miss the landing when operated by Lufthansa, but overall, it was a really great aircraft and an iconic one!