Last Qantas Boeing 747 flight sketches a kangaroo in the sky – The National

Last Qantas Boeing 747 flight sketches a kangaroo in the sky – The National

The 'Queen of the Skies' traced the shape of the airline's logo off the Australian coast as a final flourish



















































People watch the last Qantas 747 jet depart Sydney Airport. Reuters







People watch the last Qantas 747 jet depart Sydney Airport as Qantas retires its remaining Boeing 747 planes early. Reuters







A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OEJ, passes over Waverley Cemetery as it departs Sydney on its final flight in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images







People react as they watch the last Qantas 747 jet depart Sydney Airport. Reuters







Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas, speaks in front of a Qantas 747 jumbo jet, before its last departure from the Sydney Airport. Reuters







Alan Joyce speaks in front of a Qantas 747 jumbo jet, before its last departure from Sydney Airport. Reuters







A Qantas pilot writes a message on the bottom of a Qantas 747 jumbo jet, before its last departure from the Sydney Airport. Reuters







The signature of Alan Joyce is seen