Declining travel due to pandemic forces British Airways to retire Boeing 747s
British Airways is to retire its fleet of Boeing 747s with immediate effect.The airline has used the craft since July 1989 and is currently the world’s biggest operator of the 747-400 model.
With the pandemic devastating air travel, some carriers have decided to turn to “ghost flights” where cargo replaces passengers. Veuer’s Justin Kircher explains.
IAG, the owner of British Airways, said it planned to raise 2.75 billion euros from shareholders to prop up its finances and allow it to survive what could be a longer-than-expected collapse in flying,..
Boeing is winding down production of the 747 jumbo jet, which democratized global air travel in the 1970s but fell behind modern twin-engine aircraft. Megan Revell walks through the iconic jet’s..
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