The wide body, four-engine Boeing 747-400 is an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet. BA, the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, describes the 747-400 as ‘a proven performer with high reliability’ which boasts high reliability and has incorporated major aerodynamic improvements over earlier 747 models, which have a history stretching back 50 years. The … Read more
Known as the ‘Queen Of The Skies’, few aeroplanes are as recognisable as the Boeing 747, and in half a century it has transported 3.5billion passengers and billions of tons of cargo around the planet. But 50 years of aviation history came to an end today as the last British Airways jumbo jets left London … Read more
MARKET REPORT: IAG shares on the slide as British Airways puts its entire fleet of iconic 747 jumbo jets out to pasture By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2020 British Airways-owner IAG hit turbulence after the airline said it was scrapping its … Read more