The Boeing 747 may be dying, but some carriers continue to persist and find ways to make the aging Queen of the Skies profitable again.
On June 24, 1982, British Airways Flight 009 was operating from London to Auckland with scheduled stops along the way.
For now, the jumbo jet will only serve the country on a cargo basis.
The sales pitch gushes, “Welcome to the ultimate executive jet. The iconic Boeing 747 – widely known as the ‘Queen of the ...
Premium economy is not as old as you might expect. In fact, it was invented in the 1990s when Virgin Atlantic and EVA Air ...
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Two Boeing 747 fires forced crews into impossible decisions
Fire at cruising altitude leaves almost no room for error. A British Airways 747 continued its transatlantic flight after an engine fire just after departure, while a UPS cargo 747 crew fought smoke ...
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How a British Airways flight to Jakarta survived volcanic ash and failure of all four engines
In 1982, British Airways Flight 9 lost all four engines mid-flight, and Captain Eric Moody still managed to land it safely, ...
Around the turn of the millennium, British Airways became the first airline to introduce lie-flat seats in business class. This created a drastic difference between economy and business class, leading ...
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