At its peak, British Airways had a fleet of 57 747-400s, having taken its first delivery of the jet in 1989. It had originally planned to retire the last plane in 2024.

British Airways said it plans to run more flights on “modern, fuel-efficient aircraft,” such as the Airbus A350 and Boeing’s 787, in its quest to achieve “net zero carbon emissions” by 2050.

British Airways, which referred to its Boeing 747s as "The Queen Of The Skies," at one time boasted the world's largest fleet of the 747-400 model with 31 aircraft. British Airways expects its ...

British Airways IAG -0.12% is retiring its fleet of Boeing Co. BA 1.83% 747s years ahead of schedule, the latest carrier to withdraw a jet that was for decades a mainstay of international travel ...

To celebrate the airline’s centenary last year, British Airways revived the BOAC livery on one of its younger jumbos. BA took delivery of its final 747-400 in 1999.

British Airways, currently the largest operator of the Boeing 747, said it would retire its entire fleet of the iconic aircraft earlier than expected due to the coronavirus downturn. The airline ...

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 ...

British Airways' predecessor, British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC, received its first 747 in 1971. The airline's first flight with the new plane, from London to New York, took place on ...

A Boeing 747 operated by BOAC, the predecessor of British Airways, in 1971. The world’s first jumbo jet, known as the “Queen of the Skies,” revolutionized travel for the masses.