British Airways Retiring All Boeing 747s.

The fleet of Boeing 757s maintained by British Airways is slated to retire after a prolonged lifespan. Information regarding their retirement was released by British Airways Spokesperson, who indicated the novel coronavirus for the reasoning behind their retirement of an entire fleet. The aviation industry has reacted with shock to this announcement, with British Airways maintaining the most prominent fleet of Jumbo Jets worldwide. Their fleet will drop from thirty-one to zero, showing the financial implications associated with COVID-19.

An unidentified BA Spokesperson revealed that with great sadness, British Airways is proposing the retirement of their 747 Fleet under an immediate effect. Inside sources claim that approval is imminent & will arrive before July 21st. British Airways isn’t the 1st aviation company to face prominent losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Emirates Airways confirmed their terminating thousands of jobs, with this extending to American Airlines. It’s known that after COVID-19 has concluded its global pandemic status, the aviation industry will have setback by decades. They’re not anticipated to recover fully until 2030.

The sadness behind the confirmation of Boeing 747s leaving their fleet was evident with the BA Spokesperson. He remarked that consumers won’t likely ever sit inside a commercially operated British Airways 747 again, marking the end of an era that sustained decades. It should be clarified that the Boeing 747 has begun being decommissioned by multiple airlines before the coronavirus. It’s an outdated vessel that maintained a prolonged lifespan out of favoritism among pilots in the aviation industry.

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British Airways had officially announced before the COVID-19 Pandemic unfolded that the Boeing 747 would be decommissioned by 2024. It was coming either way, with the unexpected decommissioning of this fleet during the coronavirus meaning that British Airways can’t provide their most prominent plane a proper farewell. For those employed by BA & flyers that adored this plane, it was saddening to learn that the Boeing 747 would ever see flight again with the British Airways logo.

The Boeing 747 was first introduced to the aviation industry during 1979. It’s release drastically assisted with the democratization of air travel throughout its 51-years under the British Airways banner. There hasn’t been any other plane to maintain a lifespan remotely close to the 747, and it’ll be fondly remembered by millions for decades to come.