British Airways announced it is bidding a fond farewell to its fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft – a plane fondly known as ‘The Queen of the Skies’.
After nearly five decades of service and millions of miles flown around the globe, it is proposed that the airline’s remaining fleet of 31 747-400 aircraft will be retired with immediate effect as a result of the devasting impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the airline and the aviation sector, which is not predicted to recover to 2019 levels until 2023/24. Read more
