Vh-ojk

[Jason H]

Does anyone know any more about VH-OJK's future and when it is retiring??
According to my logs, its latest flight was a week ago, QF12 arriving in SYD Dec28.

Also, does anyone know where VH-OQA is? It's last flight was QF32 arriving in SYD Dec27.

Both a/c have not flown since.

[Fred C]

VH-OQA is in the hangar for planned maintenance.

VH-OJK is being prepared for storage in Victorville. Not sure of the departure day yet.

[Jason H]

Thanks Fred, so no more commercial flights for OJK then?

Do you know when OJC and OEE are due back in service? They have been out for quite a while too

[Fred C]

So no more commercial flights for OJK then?
Well, the last two retired 747's have done a commercial flight to LAX or to JFK back to LAX and then ferried to VCV. So it may well do a service to LAX. Not privvy to the plan yet.;)

Do you know when OJC and OEE are due back in service? They have been out for quite a while too
Will have a look for the dates, but I think OJC due back within a week. Both receiving love and attention at AVV.

Anthony J used to know these things, but I think the Mods may have ticked him off.

[Jason H]

Funnily enough, OJC was back into operation as QF5 this afternoon. Still no OEE though.

[Sarmad Al-Khozaie]

I think we ticked off Anthony J not the Mods

Our never ending Rego request made him leave or on extended leave :D

[Dave Parer]

Yep, I actually tracked OJC into Frankfurt about two hours ago. Even took a screen shot of it over Poland with OJT behind heading to Heathrow....

[Jason H]

I logged VH-OJO heading off to AVV this morning, probably swapping over now that OJC is out and in service.

Dave, what is that program that you have? Planeplotter?

[Dave Parer]

I have an interest in tracking Finnish Aviation and have mates in Finland that put me onto this site;

http://radar-2.piopawlu.net/

You have to register for a log in and password, but it's free. In the UK tracking is mainly via Plane Plotter but this site is more for the Nordic countries of Norway,Sweden & Finland, plus other European countries like Poland, Ukraine, Hungary etc.

Same type of set up as PP where many SBS users in these European countries provide their feed to piopawlu website.

I mainly track stuff in Finland but always like tracking QF1, QF5, QF9 & QF31 about 1pm our time when I can.

I also tracked QF1 & QF31 today as well which were about 30 minutes behind QF5 & QF9 with VH-OQC operating QF31 today.

[Dave Parer]

What I forgot to mention was that http://radar-2.piopawlu.net only works with Mozilla Firefox, not Internet Explorer.

The Google maps only show in MF, not IE.

Currently tracking OJC, OJT & OJU over Europe....

[Fred C]

VH-OEE is due back in service from its 'D' check around the 16th Jan.:D

[Jack B]

When did OEE go away for the check?

[Adam.S]

Late November if I recall correctly.

[Mick B]

OJK is off to Victorville today at 1600 as QF6019.

Another one bites the dust :(

[Jason H]

OEE operated QF107 yesterday which was its first flight since the D check

[Brian Wilkes]

Aircraft in the new livery?

[Fred C]

No it won't be in the new livery. 747's do not get painted in Australia and as it was in AVV then no paint job.;)

You will find that the 744 ER's will be the last to be painted as they have the newest paint ex factory already on them.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Skyliner news is showing VH-OJK delivered to Max Air as 5N-HMB on 11th October. Life in her yet!

(Also noteworthy is UTA's first B744, F-GEXA is heading for the scrappers!)