Qantas pilot operating last Boeing 747 flight draws airline logo in sky

A Qantas pilot operating the carrier’s final Boeing 747 flight decided to mark the occasion by “drawing” a picture in the sky. Using the flight path as a canvas, the pilot charted a route that produced the outline of the distinctive Qantas logo. It’s possible to see the shape created by the unique flight path using a flight tracking site such as FlightRadar24. The jet was on its way to a “plane graveyard” in California’s Mojave Desert, where aircraft go when they’re retired. Setting off from Sydney on 22 July, flight QF7474 made the kangaroo-inspired shape before continuing on to Los Angeles. It will then be transported to the Mojave Desert and stripped for parts. The flight’s co-pilot, Greg Fitzgerald, told ABC Breakfast: “Everybody in Australia, everybody in the world knows the shape of the 747. It’s like Aeroplane Jelly and Vegemite – it’s always been there. We don’t know life without the 747.”<br/>