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The Day Qantas Flew a 747 With an Extra Engine Across the Globe

Did you ever imagine what it would be like to witness a plane with five engines? Well, some fortunate passengers and onlookers got their chance when Qantas, Australia’s national carrier, operated a ...
Reuters

Last Qantas 747 departs Sydney for Mojave retirement

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd's last Boeing 747 jet drew a kangaroo tail in the sky off the Australian coast as it began its final flight to retirement in the Mojave Desert on Wednesday, ...
Business Insider

Qantas just retired the iconic Boeing 747 with a commemorative last flight flown by the airline's first female captain who drew a kangaroo in the sky

The Australian Queen of the Skies has been dethroned. Qantas's final Boeing 747 departed from Australia for the last time on Wednesday en route to retirement, marking the end of a nearly 50-year ...
Richmond

Qantas 747 lands in Singapore after engine trouble

SINGAPORE — A Qantas Boeing 747 returned to Singapore with an engine problem shortly after takeoff Friday, local TV stations reported. Channel 5 and Channel News Asia stations did not give details of ...
Reuters

Qantas to inspect oxygen bottles after 747 emergency

(Adds safety investigators comments in Manila) By Michael Perry SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) - Qantas was ordered on Sunday to check all oxygen bottles on its fleet of Boeing 747s after investigators ...