Spending 25 hours in a $30 million flight simulator prepared four Qantas pilots for the trickiest landing the VH-OJA ever made. But what it didn't prepare them for was the overwhelmingly enthusiastic ...

PEOPLE travelled from far and wide, camped out overnight and shuffled through the crowds early on Sunday morning to catch a glimpse of the first ever Qantas Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA as it lowered its ...

The flight, like the aircraft, was historic: it marked the first time a Boeing 747 had landed at the regional airport. A team of four highly experienced Qantas pilots trained for more than 25 hours in ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. In a fitting retirement for its oldest Boeing 747-400 aircraft, if all goes to plan Qantas flight ...

IT’S flown the longest ever commercial flight and helped more than 4 million passengers arrive safely. Now this famous old Qantas plane will make its shortest journey. Just ten minutes of fly time.

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Woolongong bound: City of Canberra set a record in 1989 for flying non-stop from London to Sydney.

The flight of less than 15 minutes saw QF flight 7474 touched down at the airport south of Sydney, where it will become the world’s first 747-400 to go on public display as a tourist attraction.

Qantas Airways’ first 747-400 has flown into retirement after completing an historic ferry flight to Illawarra Regional airport on 8 March. The aircraft, registered as VH-OJA (MSN 24354) and named ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. City of Canberra set a record in 1989 for flying non-stop from London to Sydney. Keen-eyed observers at London's Heathrow Airport on the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Air. Followed categories will be added to My News. The flight, like the aircraft, was historic: it marked the first time a Boeing 747 had landed at the regional ...

IT’S flown the longest ever commercial flight and helped more than 4 million passengers arrive safely. Now this famous old Qantas plane will make its shortest journey. Just ten minutes of fly time.