BA retires entire Boeing 747 fleet
British Airways is to retire its fleet of Boeing 747s with immediate effect. Britain's flag carrier has announced this morning that its 31 Boeing 747s are to be retired due to falling demand in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
The company said: It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing to retire our entire 747 fleet with immediate effect.
It is unlikely our magnificent 'queen of the skies will ever operate commercial services for British Airways again due to the downturn in travel caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic.
While the aircraft will always have a special place in our heart, as we head into the future we will be operating more flights on modern, fuel-efficient aircraft such as our new A350s and 787s, to help us achieve net-zero carb...