Thanks for the kind words, Richard. I wasn't sure how adding in some of the business end of things would work; but it helped convey exactly how I felt at the time.

Not sure about the 747-200's for AZ elsewhere, but it's been a while since they flew them out of ORD. Every now and again, you'll see one, but typically they stick with the 767-300.

I did notice several 747-200's leaving for the US out of MXP -- one was to JFK, but I'm not sure where the other was headed (LAX perhaps)? I know I've seen an AZ MD-11 at LAX before, and I noticed one backing out of MXP headed for SFO.