British Airways has announced “with great sadness” that its remaining Boeing 747 jumbo jets will be retired with immediate effect, as the airline’s fleet is reshaped for the era of post ...

British Airways said that new seats had already been fitted onto its Boeing 747 aircraft, with the airline having prepared to introduce the seats on its 777s. “The new cabin combines comfort ...

the British Airways fleet consisted of Boeing 707s, Vickers VC10s, Hawker Siddeley Tridents and BAC One-Elevens, but the stars of its 218-strong fleet were undoubtedly Concorde and the Boeing 747.

British Airways (BA) cabin crew are to stage a further two weeks of strikes, in a long running dispute over pay and benefits. "Mixed-fleet" cabin crew, who are paid less than longer standing staff ...