G-VIIL is under ten years old.......the oldest of the G-ZZZs is a 1995 build machine. Considering that BA flew the classics B747-100s from 1970 almost through to the Millenium, so what I wonder has changed? Were theold Jumbos really quite bad at the end or have the Triples not been getting enough TLC from the Hangar Jockeys? Also, the LGW ( second hand LHR ) based B737-400 fleet dates from 1992 ( AD not BC )which ain't that old in my book.
Mind you I am trying to arrange a flight on an A320-100 on the Shuttle quite soon and I understand that one of them has already gone to the great airport in the sky.
Er.... ground surely.
..........Lasham for "parting out", which sounds uncomfortably close to "putting down" somehow......