British Airways Retires Entire Fleet Of Boeing 747 Aircrafts.


British Airways have finally retired the entire fleet of its Boeing 747 planes after plummeting passenger numbers forces the decision to bring forward plan to retire them in 2024. This finally brings to the end the era of the iconic plane nicknamed the "the Queen of the skies".

The airline is the world’s last major operator of the iconic Boeing 747 aircraft which has been in service with the airline since 1971. It had 31 jumbo jets in use before the coronavirus pandemic forced the decision to ground the entire fleet at airports across the country.

British Airways had originally planned to retire them by 2024 and gradually replace them with newer, more fuel-efficient jets such as the 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350.But plummeting passenger numbers have forced the airline to bring forward its plans. 

The colossal, four-engine jets will be broken up and scrapped for parts over the next few months in what will be an ignominious end for the commercial jetliner, which once helped earn BA the title of the ‘world’s favourite airline’.

The decision to retire the aircraft however will lead to fears for the jobs of more than 600 BA pilots who are specifically trained to fly the 747-400.

The presence of this iconic Jumbo jet will surely be missed in airports like MMIA (LOS) in Lagos Nigeria, (ACC) in Accra Ghana and other airports where the aircraft frequently flew into.This is indeed the end of an era and a milestone in the history of aviation.

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