At the best of times, the Boeing 747 is a costly plane to operate and maintain. When a pandemic causes passenger numbers to plummet, however, it can become unsustainable. It was with this in mind that ...

FILE PHOTO: A British Airways Boeing 747 flies into Heathrow Airport in west London 33,623 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?33,623 people played the ...

British Airways (BA) confirmed July 17 that it will not resume Boeing 747 commercial service after operating the aircraft for almost 50 years. The airline “proposed” that its remaining 31 747-400s ...

LONDON – A substantial part of British Airways PLC’s fleet of Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jets remained grounded Tuesday as a strike by cabin crew entered its second day. LONDON – A substantial part of ...

This airplane may be grounded, but it still has a place among the stars. On Thursday, a British Airways 747 made its final flight to Surrey, England, where it will be transformed into a film and ...

It’s actually the second 747 on the property, though the first has a pure-white exterior. The British Airways jumbo jet, by contrast, sports one of the airline’s classic liveries, applied last year to ...

IAG has taken a €729 million ($863 million) charge in conjunction with a broad fleet impairment covering 61 aircraft, including the withdrawal of British Airways’ Boeing 747-400 fleet and Iberia’s ...

Friday’s news that British Airways will retire all of its remaining 747s came as a heavy blow both to fans of classic airplanes as well as a good number of frequent flyers who had come to love its ...

The news follows the recent retirement of 777 and 767 aircraft by other carriers. As the BBC reports this morning, U.K. flag carrier British Airways has confirmed that it will retire all 31 of its ...