Qantas’s last passenger jumbo jet, the Boeing 747, has departed Australia for the final time, with the “Queen of the Skies” leaving one last flourish — drawing a kangaroo over the Pacific Ocean.
Key points:
- The Boeing 747 was decommissioned amid COVID-19 disruption
- The last flight departed Sydney bound for a Los Angeles boneyard today
- Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said it had seen the highs and lows of history
Flight QF7474 flew out from Sydney Airport on Wednesday afternoon and provided entertainment to hundreds of plane spotters.
The jumbo jet is headed to retirement in the Mojave Desert in the United States, after Qantas brought forwa