Jumbo jet may retire to Albion Park airport

By Angela Thompson
Updated January 3 2015 - 3:40pm, first published January 2 2015 - 8:53pm
The crew of the Qantas Boeing 747-400 which holds the record for the longest direct flight from England to Australia - a 17,850-kilometre journey.
The crew of the Qantas Boeing 747-400 which holds the record for the longest direct flight from England to Australia - a 17,850-kilometre journey.

Albion Park airport is the front runner in a bid to find a retirement home for Qantas' record-setting first Boeing 747-400.

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