Therefore, the sight of a Boeing 747-400 charter aircraft taking off on a Wednesday morning from Phoenix was nothing new. The ...
Amid the global pandemic, the airline waved goodbye to its last Boeing 747-400 aircraft in April 2020. Alex Cruz, the Chairman and CEO of British Airways, expressed his sentiment during the ...
As British Airways announces the retirement of its remaining Boeing 747 fleet from passenger service, we take a look at its ...
The Boeing 747 entered service with BA’s forerunner ... BA took delivery of its final 747-400 in 1999. Holden Frith is The Week’s digital director. He also makes regular appearances on ...
The aircraft had a top speed of 583 mph (939 km/h). However, in February 2020, a British Airways Boeing 747-400 broke the transatlantic subsonic speed record, reaching a top speed of 825 mph as it ...
Whilst British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have retired their Boeing 747 fleets, there are still a number in passenger ...
Three airlines will fly the 747: Air China ( whose jumbos have returned to Washington Dulles and will do so to New York JFK ) ...
Most bands might use a small private jet to get from show to show, but in keeping with its larger-than-life stage presence, Iron Maiden opted for a Boeing (BA) 747-400, one of the largest planes ...
A Boeing 747-400 freighter operated by Atlas Air under the Polar Air Cargo brand moves along the taxiway at Japan’s Narita airport in December 2019. (Photo: Shutterstock/Ryken Pappy) Atlas Air ...