British Airways is to immediately retire its entire fleet of Boeing 747 passenger aircraft due to falling demand in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The oneworld alliance member is the world's ...

One of British Airways’ recently-retired Boeing 747-400s is to be preserved as a film set at an airfield 40km south of London Heathrow. The aircraft (G-CIVW), manufactured in 1998, was parked in March ...

At the best of times, the Boeing 747 is a costly plane to operate and maintain. When a pandemic causes passenger numbers to plummet, however, it can become unsustainable. It was with this in mind that ...

Friday’s news that British Airways will retire all of its remaining 747s came as a heavy blow both to fans of classic airplanes as well as a good number of frequent flyers who had come to love its ...

“End of an era” is the common refrain from passengers, staff and fans as British Airways announces the immediate retirement of its 747s with their distinct forward hump and decades-long history. The ...

British Airways announced that it will retire its iconic fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft, a surprise development as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on air travel demand. The UK flagship carrier will ...

LONDON -- British Airways, the world's biggest operator of Boeing Co. 747-400s, is retiring its entire fleet of the jumbo jets with immediate effect because of the damage the coronavirus has done to ...

LONDON, UK — 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 ...

Air Atlanta Icelandic has acquired one of British Airways’ Boeing 747-400 full flight simulators following the retirement of the type from the UK carrier’s fleet last year. Under a related agreement, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — The “queen of the skies” will ...