British Airways made this announcement along with photos:
One of British Airwaysโ last remaining Boeing 747-400 aircraft took to the skies for the final time this weekend, setting off for its new home at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.
Adorned in the iconic Landor livery, the heritage Centenary jumbo jet – registration G-BNLY โ departed from British Airwaysโ engineering base in Cardiff on Saturday afternoon.
Since entering the British Airways fleet on February 1, 1993, G-BNLY has operated 14,016 flights and flown for more than 122,358 hours over nearly 60 million miles. Its last passenger flight was from Cape Town to Heathrow on March 22, 2020.
Following its short journey to Dunsfold, where it will be preserved for future generations to enjoy, it performed a final fly over before being welcomed by a small crowd of enthusiastic spectators.
Above Copyright Photo: British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-BNLY (msn 27090) LHR (SPA). Image: 946275.
British Airways has ferried the pictured Boeing 747-436 G-BNLY to Bournemouth (BOH) for storage. The Jumbo has been taken out of service. The airliner was painted in the 1984 Landor livery to help celebrate 100 Years of flying.
Five Boeing 747-400s are being moved to BOHย today and 5 to Teruel Airpot (TEV), Spain tomorrow.
The aircraft are being moved from Heathrow Airport due to the reduced schedule and aircraft parking constraints.
British Airways is storing its Boeing 747-400s at Bournemouth, Cardiff and Teruel.
There appears to be three active BA 747-400s as of April 4, 2020 (G-BYGC, G-BYGG and G-CIVY).
Boeing 747, reg G-BNLY, arrived at Heathrow this morning in the recognizable Landor livery
The aircraft will take to the skies on long-haul routes currently served by the Boeing 747
British Airways is painting selected aircraft in heritage designs to mark its centenary
Saturday March 9, 2019 โ British Airways today welcomed the arrival of the third in its series of four heritage liveries โ a Boeing 747 painted in the Landor design, which will be recognizable for many as it flew on British Airways aircraft between 1984-1997.
(Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways)
The Boeing 747-436, registration G-BNLY, touched down at Heathrow this morning and will enter service this afternoon to Miami as flight BA211. It will be flying to long-haul destinations served by the Boeing 747-400, with the design remaining on the aircraft until it retires in 2023.
The aircraft marks the third heritage design to join the fleet, with one final design to be revealed later this month as the airline continues to celebrate its past while looking to the future in its centenary year. As with the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) liveried 747, and the British European Airways (BEA) liveried A319, the aircraft can be followed using tracking website Flightradar24.
In its centenary year British Airways is hosting a range of activities and events. As well as looking back, the airline is also hosting BA 2119 – a program, which will lead the debate on the future of flying and explore the future of sustainable aviation fuels, the aviation careers of the future and the customer experience of the future.
The airline will be working with expert partners to identify BAโs 100 Great Britons; the people up and down the country who are currently shaping modern Britain, and of course, the year would not be complete without some special flying and moments for customers.
The centenary activity is taking place alongside the airlineโs current five-year ยฃ6.5bn investment for customers. This includes the installation of the best quality WiFi and power in every seat, fitting 128 long-haul aircraft with new interiors and taking delivery of 72 new aircraft. The airline will also be introducing new Club World seat with direct aisle access later this year.
Photos Above: British Airways.
Above Copyright Photo: British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-BNLY (msn 27090) LHR (SPA). Image: 945933.
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