T7_4ever

Well, another airline has phased out the B747. Long live the Queen of the Skies! You will be missed flying the AF colors! Cheers! T7

Story, pics and graphs:

Air France Grounds 747 After 40 Years - Bloomberg Business

johnhung

A sad moment, but that's how the trend goes. Long live the Queen of the skies.

Baerke

Anybody has pics of this event?

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T7_4ever

By your command! (a little something from B-S-G) Cheers! T7

Here are a few pics:

Air France retires Boeing 747s - CNN.com

Video:

On board AF747, Air France's Boeing 747's last flight : Air France - Corporate

Pics and Video:

Air France Retires the Boeing 747-400 - Who's Next? - Airchive

European Collector

will be interesting to see with what kind of aicraft they plan to replace the 744 - additional 77Ws / 777-9 or A350-1000+ ...

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MarinerOne

I just stumbled across this video and HAD to share it ... all I can say is "turn UP your sound volume on your computer or smartphone ... and enjoy some of the finest air-to-air footage you'll ever see ..."

This is an excellent piece of videography by the Air France team ... and along with the majestic background track ... simply MAGNIFIQUE!!!

T7_4ever

Kudos to MarinerOne! That's an awesome video and a great send-off to their Queen of the Skies! Thank you and much appreciation for sharing the video on this thread! Cheers! T7 (will always have fond memories of the B747!)

MarinerOne

You're most welcome T7! Sad that AF won't be operating the 747-8I it seems ... c'est la vie!

HTF200

Thanks Mariner One,

I was busy cooking instant noodles, stumbled across your video, and by the time I watched it & shed a tear, my noodles were burnt.

Yogurtlite

Semi last transatlantic landing, last landing in Mexico City of the queen of the skies. This was taken on February 10th.

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T7_4ever

Fantastic photo of her Majesty! Thank you for sharing, sir! Cheers! T7

TheFSXPilot

It used to come to YYZ last summer and fall, now it is a 777. I don't like how the 777 is replacing one of the most iconic airliners of all time. Thank you for sharing!

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Sgt Caribou

The 777 will be replaced sometime in the future too. As you get older, you notice your old faves being replaced like on a cycle, as well as airlines & their liveries. Mine was A340, it still seems like a new airframe to me (Air Canada had them in service from mid-90's till mid-2000's). Also the 727-100 prototype first flew the day before I was born, and now it's making its final journey after 53 years. Wish I could be there to see it happen.

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