Cathay Pacific Airways bid farewell to "the Queen of the Skies," the Boeing 747-400, nearly 30 years after first touching down at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in July 1986. The sole remaining Cathay Pacific 747-400 in North America made its final voyage from SFO to Hong Kong last Sunday, 31 August, when flight CX879 took off at 1:45pm PDT. Beginning today, September 1, CX879 will join SFO's other daily flight (CX873) and Cathay Pacific's six other North American gateways … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific retires Boeing 747-400 on North American routes