The carrier negotiated a special permit for the parallel take-off of both aircraft at the same time.
British Airways took off for the last time today with a Boeing 747. Due to bad weather, the planned parallel launch of the last two jumbles in the fleet from Heathrow Airport did not take place in the end.
The Boeing 747 has long been the basis of British Airways’ long-distance fleet. One of the last two aircraft will end up in scrap, the other is to be rescued and stored at Kemble Airport.
The aircraft was registered G-CIVB a G-CIVY are the last jumps left on Heathrow. The progress of their last flight can be watched on Flightradar24.com. The newer G-CIVY model went to the scrap in the last coat. The planes took off shortly after each other.
Two planes with different coatings depart from Heathrow: one is the so-called Negus, which appeared on the plane last year on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of BA. It is a plane from February 1994, the last time it flew with passengers in April this year from Miami to London. The G-CIVY aircraft is from 1998, it flies in the current corporate paint. “It will be a difficult day for everyone. Jumba will take off from our home in Heathrow for the last time, “ said British Airways chief Alex Cruz.
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