Last passenger B742 to grace Sydney?

[Nigel C]

Does anyone have a date for the last pax B742 to visit Sydney?

Thanks in advance

[John Thoroughgood]

Hi Nigel

I am a very irregular visitor to YSSY, but I will toss my hat into the ring, and suggest it may have been Northwest 742 N623US on 21-7-2008.

I well stand to be corrected, of course.

Cheers John

[Grahame Hutchison]

Sydney Airport Twitter (https://twitter.com/SydneyAirport/status/771287799580483585)

[Nigel C]

Thanks gents.

I was pretty sure N623US was one of, if not the last, but before the Facebook/Instagram/Twitter post was made I thought I'd throw it out here for discussion.

So far there's been no challenges to suggest a later movement.

Cheers

[Greg Hyde]

The last QF B742 service was VH-EBS on 05/01/2003.

(Could be corrected)

[Nigel C]

Do you know if JAL were still running the B742 after that date Greg? I've got a feeling they might have been.

[Greg Hyde]

JAL flew B747 classics up to 2009.

https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/japan-airlines-retires-last-boeing-747-classic-jumbo-jet/

Not sure when 200's finished.

[Nigel C]

You're a wealth of information Greg, thank you!

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Airline World


Decommissioning the Group’s remaining 6 747 Classics – of which the earliest was delivered in November 1983, attests to the Group’s steady progress towards
downsizing its fleet and operating more fuel-efficient aircraft such as Boeing 777. The Boeing 747-300 was the only airplane in Japan Airlines’ fleet that carried
all three liveries over the years. The last two -300s in the fleet have the registration numbers: JA812J and JA8166.
Here is JA812J departing Narita on 08/05/2004, one of the last two JAL B747 Classics
http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=JA812J D100-2004-05-08_268.jpg

Classic Boeing 747-300 JA8182 on final for Runway 16R at Sydney airport on 29/01/2005
http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=JA8187 D100-2005-01-29_125.jpg

http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=JA8187 D100-2005-01-29_128.jpg

http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=JA8187 D100-2005-01-29_130.jpg

And Qantas were still operating the 1986 build B747-300 VH-EBW intil 11/08/2010 - seen here at Sydney Airport on 29/01/2006
http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=VH-EBW D200-2006-01-29_115.jpg