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 ...

FILE PHOTO: A British Airways Boeing 747 flies into Heathrow Airport in west London 33,623 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?33,623 people played the ...

British Airways (BA) confirmed July 17 that it will not resume Boeing 747 commercial service after operating the aircraft for almost 50 years. The airline “proposed” that its remaining 31 747-400s ...

British Airways will unveil a Boeing 747-400 "retrojet" next month adorned in the colours of its predecessor airline BOAC, as part of the airline's centenary celebrations. The UK carrier says that one ...

This airplane may be grounded, but it still has a place among the stars. On Thursday, a British Airways 747 made its final flight to Surrey, England, where it will be transformed into a film and ...

It’s actually the second 747 on the property, though the first has a pure-white exterior. The British Airways jumbo jet, by contrast, sports one of the airline’s classic liveries, applied last year to ...

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 air travel.

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 ...

British Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn due to rhw CoronaVirus. The UK airline is the world's largest operator of the jumbo jets, ...

British Airways has given the clearest indication yet that it will order ultra-large aircraft to replace its Boeing 747-400s, but does not expect to begin serious negotiations with Airbus and Boeing ...

The news follows the recent retirement of 777 and 767 aircraft by other carriers. As the BBC reports this morning, U.K. flag carrier British Airways has confirmed that it will retire all 31 of its ...