In this video we take a look back at what it was like to fly in the Upper Deck of the British Airways 747, in Club World ... atoms — confirming a century-old theory about quantum mechanics ...

One of the jumbos, 22-year-old G-CIVY, flew for 51 minutes ... the retirement of its superjumbo fleet. British Airways had the largest fleet of 747-400s, with 28 planes as of July, all of them ...

Here’s a pretty unusual venue for you: a ‘party plane’ in England, fashioned out of an old Boeing 747. After being retired by British Airways in 2020, the plane was bought by Suzannah Harvey ...

For British Airways, each of its remaining 747-400s is at least 21 years old, according to FlightRadar24. Older planes often require more mostly maintenance. British Airways said it will focus on ...

They eat up a lot of fuel and were 23 years old on average ... the Skies” from London to New York in 1971. British Airways added the modern 747-400 model to its fleet in 1989 and still owns ...

A British Airways Boeing 747-400 benefited from the powerful transatlantic jetstream created by Storm Ciara to set a new subsonic speed record for a New York-London flight. The 22-year-old 747 (G ...

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would examine the idea of a scrappage scheme for old and highly polluting aircraft. "British Airways' retirement of the 747 should be the ...

When the world’s first 747 was unveiled at a Boeing factory ... One of the first and most eager customers was British Airways (BA), then called the British Overseas Airways Corporation.

How Boeing’s 747 became the 'Queen of the Skies' British Airways has said it will retire ... In some cases, private individuals and entrepreneurs buy old airliners to convert them into hotels ...