The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), one of BA’s predecessors, operated its first 747 London to New York flights in 1971. In July 1989, BA took its first 747-400 – the same model ...

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’ predecessor BOAC first started flying Boeing 747s in the early 1970s – and the aircraft has remained popular with passengers since. At one point British Airways operated 57 ...

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, 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' 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 ...

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 is one of the world's largest users of the Boeing 747 or jumbo jet as it is affectionately called. The airline received its first Boeing 747-100 in 1971.

Among the usual traffic taking off at London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday morning was an eye-catching blast from the past — a retro-painted British Airways Boeing 747.

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.

The 747 has been an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet for nearly fifty years. At one point the airline operated 57 of the aircraft, with the jumbo jet’s first flight to New York in 1971.