QF8

[Zac M]

If it took a few in the know ground staff and a pro-active duty manager in Canberra to organise celebrations for the last 734 flight I can almost assure you the answer will be no, I would like to be proven wrong though!

[Yusef D]

Too early to call this the end of 747 domestics. The new MEL-LAX may involve tag sectors.

[Adam.S]

Thanks Zac M; yes in this day and age of profit-seeking and cost-cutting I don't expect or blame the airline if there is no acknowledgement of the event if it does indeed turn out to be the end of 747s operating on domestic flights.
It would be a nice gesture though.

Thanks for your reply Yusef D. Interesting. I have been out of the aviation 'news loop' for a little while as of late, so your news is 'new' to me.
Is it possible to elaborate further?

[Yusef D]

I only mean that domestic 'tag' sectors are incidental to a long haul schedule, and will occur from time to time to fill in gaps in capacity and capability. Airlines would prefer not to need to run them but it's not a perfect world, so it makes sense to run short less efficient flights, especially when introducing or gradually removing from service a type. Just like the current MEL-SYD JQ 787 flights.

[Adam.S]

^ I see, thanks for your response.

[Jason Carruthers]

It looks like "Parkes" (or VH-OEG) has the honours of doing the last 744 operated QF7/8 rotation. Currently enroute to Dallas as QF7. Will turn around and do the last DFW-BNE-SYD trip arriving in Australia Tuesday morning.

OEG took me on a farewell QF8 BNE-SYD trip Saturday before last.

[Bradley Porter]

Yep OEG left on the 7 with 177 Tonne of Fuel.

I had the honours of doing the last fuelling.

[Stuart Trevena]

Hi All,

Do we know which A380 has the honour od doing the First QF7/8 Direct return Today?

Stuart

[Alex T]

Looks like it's VH-OQL

[Mackenzie Davis]

^^^
She was all kitted out with a special kangaroo too

http://twitter.com/AusBT/status/5163...200321/photo/1