Qantas will donate its first Boeing 747-400 to Australia’s Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), which will open it for public display at Illawarra Regional airport, just out of Sydney. The ...

Qantas’ first Boeing 747-400, celebrated for having flown the longest commercial flight in history from London to Sydney, made its shortest and final journey earlier from Sydney to Illawarra Regional ...

Qantas began a new chapter in its history today when it took delivery of the world`s first passenger Boeing 747-400 Extended Range aircraft. Qantas Ambassador-at-Large John Travolta joined Qantas ...

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 ...

CANBERRA, Australia — An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why. The ...

Qantas' Boeing 747-400 remains a very comfortable way to travel. Qantas' Boeing 747-400 remains a very comfortable way to travel. Qantas 747-400: Not the newest kid on the block but the 24-seat upper ...

Over the past few years, airlines have celebrated their "final" Boeing 747 flights with a litany of nostalgic send-offs for the graceful old "Queen of the Skies." But now, a more final ending is just ...

ROLLS-ROYCE acquired ex-Qantas 747-400 (25566) for use as flying testbed after mods by AEROTEC, WA over next two years. Steve Costley is responsible for the overall production SpeedNews. Steve has ...

A much-loved Qantas passenger aircraft retired from commercial service this weekend to begin life as a Rolls-Royce flying testbed. The aircraft will be used to test current and future jet engine ...

SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it had checked and cleared all 30 of its B747-400 aircraft after one lost electrical power while on a flight from London to Bangkok and was ...

WASHINGTON—Australian investigators have noted the resourcefulness of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 crew in attempting to isolate the problem that was causing abnormal vibrations during a flight last year, ...

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 ...