We promise there aren’t that many thorns in this week’s rose-filled Aviation Wrap, but we can’t guarantee it’ll smell as good as the real deal.

The last of Qantas 747s will be retired today, six months ahead of schedule, in a final voyage to the Mojave Desert.

The only thing we love more than pictures of vintage aeroplanes is brand spanking new ones.

Meanwhile, we’re updating our wardrobe after discovering that fluoro yellow is no longer our colour.

Three Boeing 747 planes have been left unclaimed at the country’s main airport, with the hunt on for the “untraceable owner”.