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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 6:58 pm
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Strange Qantas 747 Charter
Was looking outside my window and noticed a Qantas 747 doing turns. I looked it up and seems like it has an interesting flight history. Does anyone have any information about this charter?

Tail #: VH-OEB

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/Q...906Z/MGGT/KSFO
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 7:51 pm
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My guess it is the Australian travel agency that does charters using QF aircraft and crew. Called Captain's Choice IIRC.
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 7:53 pm
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OEB has been chartered for a Captains Choice tour. Nearing the end of a 21 day tour.
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 11:17 pm
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Captains Choice Round the World tour. Departed OCT 16
Sydney – Colombo – Baku - Tel Aviv – Marrakech – Azores – Antigua – San Francisco – Sydney
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Old Nov 2, 2014 | 12:33 am
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Originally Posted by Himeno
Captains Choice Round the World tour. Departed OCT 16
Sydney Colombo Baku - Tel Aviv Marrakech Azores Antigua San Francisco Sydney
I'd reckon UA went cold with the prospect of a QF 744 operating SFO-SYD -- until they realised it was a one-off.
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Old Nov 3, 2014 | 7:46 am
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Thank you very much for the replies. It was interesting to see the flight pattern she did over the bay. They were flying low and doing steep turns over the peninsula. It did look like it was done to get a photo op for the aircraft, but I guess it was just to get better views of the bay.
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