The first of a series of British Airways aircraft painted in retro colour schemes has made its debut today at the airline's London Heathrow base. The Boeing 747-400 (registration G-BYGC), arrived from ...

Compared to other Airlines British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) had uneconomical over powered, fuel-guzzling aircraft in its fleet, essential to operate into hot, high and humid airports of the ...

“No one wanted to work at the back, because as soon as the plane took off, everyone would start smoking,” says Linda Morrison as she recalls the hazy rows at the rear of a BOAC 747. “The no-smoking ...

Among the usual traffic taking off at London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday morning was an eye-catching blast from the past – a retro-painted British Airways Boeing 747. The Boeing 747 – adorned in ...

What was it like to travel on the first passenger flight of a trans-Atlantic jetliner? Former British Overseas Airways Corporation air steward Peggy Thorne, 91, says the experience was unforgettable. ...

While we may not be able to travel right now, many of us are already dreaming of our next adventure. So the new luggage collection and charity auction from British Airways and Globe-Trotter couldn’t ...

In route news this week, British Airways revives a blast from the past; Delta is bringing a new Airbus widebody jet to three transpacific routes out of Seattle; American has its eye on route expansion ...

From the drizzly gloom over Hounslow, a Jumbo jet descended towards runway 27R at Heathrow airport. The 20-year-old plane was one of 34 flown by the world’s biggest operator of the 747, British ...

British Airways will paint one of its Boeing 747-400s in a retro livery that dates to the 1960s – part of an effort to commemorate its 100th birthday. The company also revealed plans to paint other ...

Among the usual traffic taking off at London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday morning was an eye-catching blast from the past – a retro-painted British Airways Boeing 747. The Boeing 747 – adorned in ...