British Airways retires its entire fleet of Boeing 747 jets

[Michel Van]

The end of era

British Airways retires its entire fleet of Boeing 747 jets

The jumbo jets were originally designed to hold 27 first class and 292 economy class passengers and featured a lounge in the upper deck called the “club in the sky."

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Flyaway]

Life & times of their 747 fleet.

End of an era: British Airways and its five 747 decades

British Airways' decision not to resurrect its Boeing 747 fleet as part of its recovery programme signals an abrupt end to one of the most famous airline/aircraft associations in the jet age

www.flightglobal.com

 

[DWG]

And Qantas.

Secrets of the Boeing 747: on board the last Qantas jumbo jet

A small bit of aviation history is made as the Australian airline’s last 747-400 flies for the final time to its resting place in the Mojave desert

www.theguardian.com