British Airways, currently the largest operator of the Boeing 747, said it would retire its entire fleet of the iconic aircraft earlier than expected due to the coronavirus downturn. The airline ...

British Airways will retire its entire 747 jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect. Thursday's (July 16) announcement came after air travel went into freefall this year. BA - the world's largest ...

LONDON - The “queen of the skies” will no longer don the red, white and blue of the Union Jack after British Airways retired its fleet of Boeing 747s on Friday as a result of the coronavirus ...

British Airways took delivery of its first 747-400 in 1989 and its last 10 years later. As of Tuesday, there were 502 Boeing 747s in service, in storage or on order globally, according to Cirium.

A few hours ago @British_Airways announced the retirement of the @Boeing 747-400. A favourite with pilots and cabin crew and, along with Concorde, the most recognisable aircraft in the world.

Due to capacity constraints, four airlines around the world continue to operate scheduled passenger flights with the Boeing ...

British Airways Boeing 747. Jed Leicester/Shutterstock So, Cotswold Airport CEO Suzannah Harvey asked the airline if she could keep one of the 747s and repurpose it to preserve the Queen of the Skies' ...

So when it comes to the 747 and A380, which aircraft type is likely to retire from passenger operations first? There are ...

The Boeing 747 is one of the greatest feats of aerospace engineering and was an global success for the American planemaker. British Airways Boeing 747-400. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images Source: Boeing ...

British Airways will get 32 new Boeing planes, in a deal worth nearly $13 billion, its parent company announced on Friday, a day after U.S. officials teased a big order was coming for America’s ...

British Airways, the world’s largest operator of Boeing 747, said late Thursday it would retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect due to the downturn in travel industry caused by ...