The 747 helped to make global travel a reality for the masses, allowing more passengers to travel in greater comfort than smaller aircraft that were operating when it first launched. READ ON →

Exceptional food, a private seat and a complimentary massage tick all the boxes but make sure you can find award availability and book the right aircraft. A good use of KrisFlyer, United or Avianca miles. READ ON →

A very comfortable bed, attentive service and great award availability, let down by some minor frustrations, gives this flight a solid four-star review. This is a great use of SPG Starpoints. READ ON →

Qantas ageing Boeing 747 fleet sport a refurbished Business Class cabin, but is still behind their competitors for comfort and space. I had the chance to check it out with my family on their newest route, Sydney to San Francisco. READ ON →

I was booked in Business Class for my return from Hong Kong to Sydney, but decided that given the old 747's that used to ply this route only offered the angled-flat Skybed Mk 1 seat, that I'd spend 25,000 points on an upgrade to First which at READ ON →

I’ve flown Qantas QF127 to Hong Kong for work several times over the last couple of years, but travelling with my other half, new baby and 3-year-old was quite a different experience - I was still working on the flight, but in a completely... READ ON →

Returning from Hong Kong recently, my travel was booked into Business Class but I was travelling on one of the once or twice weekly services operated by an old configuration 747 rather than an A380. Qantas have slowly upgraded the majority... READ ON →

Although it's mostly what you'd presume from this site, I'm not completely obsessed with points and travel. One of my other 'things' is motorsport and a general interest in cars, and I promised myself that this year I'd try and get to the... READ ON →

My flight up to Hong Kong was on QF127, the daytime departure from Sydney at 11.50am. Although Qantas have recently started flying the A380 on this route, 3 days out of 7 are still operated by a 747 which was the case for this journey. As... READ ON →