Boeing 747-400ER

VH-OEF Boeing 747-438ER (MSN 32910/1313) of Qantas, named 'Sydney', with Oneworld titles, at Perth Airport – 30 July 2018. Photo © David Eyre. Arriving on runway 21 at 2:11pm as QF581 from Sydney. This marks the temporary return of Qantas' Boeing 747s to Perth, operating domestic flights between Sydney and Perth for crew training purposes, prior to the gradual retirement of the Boeing 747 from Qantas' fleet by 2020. Taken during an Aviation Association of WA Inc (AAWA) airside visit.

Qantas retires its last Boeing 747

David Eyre 25 July 2020

25 July 2020 © David Eyre After almost 50 years of reliable Boeing 747 services, Qantas has retired their final ‘Queen of the Skies’, Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEJ ‘Wunala’. Qantas...

VH-OEE Boeing 747-438ER (MSN 32909-1308) of Qantas at Perth Airport – 24 June 2019. This was the first of six 747-438ERs ordered by Qantas and was the first 747-400ER (Extended Range) built by Boeing. Photographed departing of runway 21 at 1:28 pm. Bound for Sydney. Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)

Interesting movements

Qantas 747-400 repatriation flight Wuhan – Learmonth

David Eyre 3 February 2020

3 February 2020 David Eyre Qantas Boeing 747-438ER, VH-OEE, today operated a repatriation flight to evacuate Australian citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the Coronavirus (later named...

Aviation Association of Western Australia Inc (AAWA) members on a special airside visit at Perth Airport – 30 July 2018. 26 of AAWA’s 67 members were able to attend the event. Terminal 1 and the control tower are visible behind.

AAWA Perth Airport airside visit (PHOTOS): 30 July 2018

David Eyre 30 July 2018

30 July 2018 © David Eyre The Aviation Association of Western Australia Inc (AAWA) and Perth Airport arranged an airside visit for nearly 30 AAWA members (less than half...

Qantas Boeing 747 temporarily returns to Perth services (AAWA airside visit): 30 July 2018

David Eyre 30 July 2018

30 July 2018 © David Eyre Perth Airport witnessed the return of Qantas’ iconic Boeing 747 today, with the arrival of Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEF ‘Sydney’. Qantas is using Boeing...

WA Aviation News

Qantas 747-400ER VH-OEI visits Perth on special ANZAC Centenary Flight

David Eyre 22 April 2015

22 April 2015 © David Eyre (Photos © Marcus Graff) Perth received a special visit in the early hours of 22 April 2015, by Qantas Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEI, on...