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Sep 10, 2022 · One place you may not expect to find a former British Airways Boeing 747 is Cornwall's Newquay. However, the airport took in two from Britsh Airways once it had confirmed the type's retirement. Unlike at Dunsfold, the two jets in Newquay are no more, having both been scrapped.
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Oct 29, 2020 · With this month’s announcements that two ex-BA jumbos are due to be saved from the scrapheap, Key Aero wanted to find out what happened to the rest of the flag carrier’s near 100-strong fleet.
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...
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...
Apr 1, 2021 · Despite no longer being in British Airways’ fleet, the memory of its iconic Boeing 747s will live on. The 747-400 played a vital role for BA, and between 2011 and 2020, had scheduled service to 45 airports, with up to 39 departures each day from Heathrow.
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Dec 11, 2020 · Friday, 11 December 2020 – Today saw the very last British Airways flight of its iconic 747 (‘Queen of the Skies’) as it made its final journey from Cardiff Airport to its new home at eCube Solutions in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales, where it will be preserved to inspire future generations.
Dec 11, 2020 · British Airways is now without any Boeing 747 aircraft following the retirement of its final Queen earlier today. In the airline's retro BOAC livery, the aircraft completed a short flight from the carrier's Cardiff heavy maintenance base to St Athan, just down the road.