Naim 6 Report post Posted November 12, 2010 How John Travolta got a short 707 Steve Creedy From: The Australian November 12, 2010 12:00AM THE Boeing airliner comes in for a textbook landing at Sydney Airport. The captain's voice comes over the intercom system with the kind of welcome you could hear on any jet touching down at Australia's busiest airport. But this isn't any plane and it isn't any captain. Captain "John" is superstar John Travolta and the plane is a Boeing 707-138B, a relic of a bygone era and unique to Qantas. Hush-kitted to stage three noise requirements, with upgraded avionics including GPS and and a collision-avoidance system, the plane that was once VH-EBM has become N707JT, the last of its kind in service. ... READ MORE HERE: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/how-travolta-got-shorty-and-a-short-707/story-e6frg95x-1225952224866?utm_campaign=Aviation+Updates+-+Google+News&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_source=SNSanalytics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azrin A 2 Report post Posted November 12, 2010 What is textbook landing ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted November 12, 2010 What is textbook landing ? By the book...as per how one should land a plane...basically, a smooth uneventful landing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted November 12, 2010 Hope JT can keep N707JT in the air for many, many more years !!! Great looking and well kept airplane... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lock SH 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2010 If only he could upgrade or buy more scraped B707 and keep 'em as spares .......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC Sim 2 Report post Posted November 13, 2010 N707JT has been one of the most beautiful airliner many of us have photographed in SIN ... and for those who have met John Travolta, he is one of the nicest soul on Earth too. He has brought his B707-138 to SIN at least twice and on one occasion, many of us who were waiting to photograph his departure would remember how he caused a go-around. I hope he keeps N707JT flying for a very very long time and that we get to see it in our home airports in Singapore and Malaysia many more times. KC Sim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Smith 1 Report post Posted November 14, 2010 He was due to bring his bird to Perth today for our annual Telethon Charity Event, however as his wife is expecting twins at any time he left early for the states. Shame, its been too long since his last visit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
