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Sep 10, 2022 · In 2020, British Airways revealed that it would be retiring its Boeing 747 fleet with immediate effect, several years ahead of its pre-pandemic plan. The airline went into the pandemic with 31 Boeing 747-400 aircraft remaining in its fleet, but what happened to each plane?
- Tom Boon
Oct 29, 2020 · Between April 22, 1970, and June 2, 2020, the UK flag carrier operated a total of 94 Boeing 747s including the original -100 variant and subsequent -200 and -400 models. The Heathrow-based airline managed the second largest fleet of the type behind Japan Airlines, who over the years, has flown 114 examples.
Reg’nDeliveredRetiredFateG-AWNAApril 22, 1970Oct 31, 1998Scrapped Bruntingthorpe 11/98G-AWNBMay 22, 1970Aug 30, 1998Scrapped Roswell 09/1998G-AWNCJune 29, 1970Nov 29, 1999To Air Gulf Falcon as P4-GFA, later ...G-AWNDFeb 28, 1971Aug 2, 1990Captured by Iraqi forces invading Kuwait ...Oct 8, 2020 · British Airway retired the last of its huge Boeing 747 airplanes on Thursday when the final two planes still in service departed from London Heathrow – a poignant event brought upon by the...
Jun 5, 2020 · The Boeing 747 has been a part of British Airways for half of its 100-year history. However, this chapter of the book is set to close shortly. The airline's entire 747 fleets had been earmarked for retirement over the next four years. It was due to be replaced with the new Boeing 777X.
- Tom Boon
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In the years since, British Airways has continually operated the Boeing 747, switching from the -100 to the -200 and then the -400. Unfortunately, an order for the -8 was never made, meaning the line stops here.
Dec 24, 2020 · Whilst there were no major incidents involving BOAC and the 747, in June 1973 a BOAC 747 skidded off the runway at New York JFK. No passengers were injured. The next year, BOAC merged with BEA to form British Airways. Join us tomorrow as we look at how the Boeing 747 grew rapidly at BA for the rest of the 20th century.
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Jul 17, 2020 · British Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn. The UK airline is the world's largest operator of the jumbo jets, with 31 in the fleet.
