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British Airways retires Boeing 747 fleet – Executive Traveller
It’s a case of Boeing, Boeing, Gone for the airline that was, until now, the world’s largest operator of passenger jumbo jets.
British Airways plans to retire its complete jumbo jet fleet over the coming months, marking the end of an era for the world’s largest operator of Boeing 747-400 passenger planes.
In an internal email sent to BA staff and sighted by Executive Traveller, the airline confirms that “we would not expect any more commercial flights to be flown” by the Boeing 747.
“They rely on high passenger load factors and high premium demand to make them commercially viable. In short, we do not believe that thes…
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