Category: Enthusiast

From the archives: Longreach: Qantas Boeing 747 VH-OJA’s record flight
Airlines

This story from Australian Aviation's archives is from 2015, when Tom Ballantyne wrote about being on Qantas's record making London-Sydney flight in 1989.

Former Japanese government Boeing 747-400 put up for sale
Enthusiast

A second-hand Boeing 747-400 that was previously flown by the Japanese government has been put on sale for US$28 million.

Qantas enters seventh decade of jet operations
Airlines

Qantas entered the jet era on July 29 1959 when a Boeing 707-138B took off from Sydney bound for San Francisco via Nadi in Fiji and Honolulu, Hawaii.

Caboolture Aero Club hosts gathering of De Havilland aircraft
Air Shows

Caboolture Airfield has played host to a gathering of about 40 De Havilland aircraft, which began arriving on July 26 and continued across the weekend.

Air Mauritius Australia’s first Airbus A330-900 operator
Airlines

Air Mauritius has become the first airline to fly the Airbus A330-900 to Australia with the inaugural service touching down in Perth on July 24 2019.

British Airways 747 joins Red Arrows at Royal International Air Tattoo
Air Shows

A British Airways Boeing 747 decked out in a retro livery has flown with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team at the Royal International Air Tattoo.

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