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Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 to Become First Aircraft Casualties of Pandemic
Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747 are likely to become the first aircraft casualties of the ongoing global crisis as the airline industry continues to shrink by the worldwide lockdown. (www.airlinerwatch.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Remember vividly flying into Kai Tak on a Thai International 747 on the right window seat. Looked out into someone’s apartment whilst they watched TV. Sad to see it leave.
Flew on a Northwest Orient military charter MAC flight from St. Louis to Osan AFB via Oakland & Yokota AFB (12 hour hop) w/450 military personnel, military dependents (& screaming babies).
On leave in Korea, flew Thai International 747 from Sopeoul to Manila, then to Bangkok, Hong Kong, & back to Seoul via Taiwan.
On leave in Korea, flew Thai International 747 from Sopeoul to Manila, then to Bangkok, Hong Kong, & back to Seoul via Taiwan.
Northwest as a military charter, that's back in the day. While I was stationed at RAF Mildenhall our Freedom Bird was a Northwest 747-200 from Frankfurt on Saturdays and then continue on to Philadelphia.
Flew into Philly via Rhein Main AB in Frankfort, Germany returning from Desert Shield/Desert Storm on an ex-Flying Tigers 747 w/a small FedEx sticker next to the door. Was a hoot walking through security w/a weapons case in each hand.
Probably could have flown down to DHN (Dothan, AL) in the 747 to our Mob/DeMob station @ Ft. Rucker, but I don’t think either the runway was strong enough to support a 747 or could have been the flight crew were out of hours. So we waited in the bar waiting on a second charter having our first real beer in nearly seven months.
Probably could have flown down to DHN (Dothan, AL) in the 747 to our Mob/DeMob station @ Ft. Rucker, but I don’t think either the runway was strong enough to support a 747 or could have been the flight crew were out of hours. So we waited in the bar waiting on a second charter having our first real beer in nearly seven months.
That's when I was at Mildenhall. I volunteered to go down range, but our 5th Mobile Aerial Port got it and we already had enough out of my squadron, 313th Aerial Port. I did deploy to RAF Brize-Norton to airlift RAF troops and equipment using a few of our C5's for their version of Desert Shield.
Just booked a British Airways flight in November, and they are still showing the 747 for the SFO->LHR leg. I have flown this route monthly (until just recently :), and am very happy to have both the A380 and B747, for different reasons. I'm lucky to be able to fly first usually, and there is nothing like sitting in 1K coming into London :)