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I'm sure we'll still see the Korean Air 747-8 in Auckland regularly once things return to a closer approximation of normal. I haven't seen a Qantas 747 in NZ in a long time.

I remember watching ZK-NBT/ZK-NBS on the LAX-AKL route (don't recall which direction) when I was in primary school. They would regularly fly overhead around our break time. I do miss the 744, even if I preferred to fly on the 767/777/787.

Looking at Flight Radar it appears to be turning back to Oz for some reason. It also looks like it did some low passes over Sydney before it headed out.

Drawing a kangaroo?

I nerded out

Had liveatc going, and watching from the heli via 7News Facey

It did a full lap of the airport on the deck to show off to the public parked at the usual spots and 'Sheps mound' at the base of the tower (and give tower a photo op) before a lap back to the north to actually take off.

And a run down to I believe its namesake township on the southern east coast.

Have seen them stop in chc a few times for medical or gas when doing the Santiago Run

RunningMan:

Drawing a kangaroo?

Oh heck, I hadn't noticed it was still going!

All that gas to burn with no PAX

My first plane flight was in a Qantas 747, way back in 1974.  Sad to see them go

RunningMan:

 

Drawing a kangaroo?

 

Yep, that’s what it looks like they are doing. Cool. But a waste of $$$ (Fuel) when they are needing it the most?

Oblivian:

 

All that gas to burn with no PAX

 

Full load of freight according to the QANTAS press release.

Oh, definitely a kangaroo now.

RunningMan:

Oblivian:

All that gas to burn with no PAX

Full load of freight according to the QANTAS press release.

Oh, definitely a kangaroo now.

Live landing now  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZEF3-4FYNI

shanes:

Live landing now  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZEF3-4FYNI