British Airways retro painting 747-400 in BOAC colors
It is a bit far stretched to claim BA is 100 years old , if you count all the mergers before you., a lot of others could claim the same including AF. I thought the only real airline that can really claim to be 100 years in 2019 is KLM ( and they will celebrate this ) all the other that flew at the time or before have disappeared since. But Ok, I understand it is all about marketing.
Personally, I can't wait:
http://www.cardatabase.net/modifieda...g/00014550.jpg
Circa 1960's in-flight service with flight attendants dressed in period uniforms would be rather pleasant too!
It's just amazing how much the retro liverys enhance aircraft performance.
American has done a few recently: https://www.air-and-space.com/20150411%20PHX/20150411%20PHX_BL33023%20737-823%20N951AA%20American%20Astrojet%20right%20front%20take-off%20l.jpg
American has done a few recently: https://www.air-and-space.com/20150411%20PHX/20150411%20PHX_BL33023%20737-823%20N951AA%20American%20Astrojet%20right%20front%20take-off%20l.jpg
It is a bit far stretched to claim BA is 100 years old , if you count all the mergers before you., a lot of others could claim the same including AF. I thought the only real airline that can really claim to be 100 years in 2019 is KLM
We will be celebrating october when KLM reaches its REAL centennial.
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From my photo archives. I inherited a large number of BEA/BOAC press photos at the time of the merger. Ironically I had the opportunity to
give BA something in return. The BA press Office in Frankfurt was unable to meet the enquiries from journalists, authors, etc., so I provided
all the photo material from my archives, which I gladly did. For years, and free of charge, of course.
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I think they still are, at least in British Airways.
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Don't be such a killjoy.
Personally, I can't wait:
http://www.cardatabase.net/modifieda...g/00014550.jpg
Personally, I can't wait:
http://www.cardatabase.net/modifieda...g/00014550.jpg
I flew on Trans Canada Air Lines last year!
None of the other aircraft's schemes have been confirmed, but it would seem reasonable that the BOAC 747 will be accompanied by another aircraft in one of the BEA schemes (in which case it would logically be the A319 rather than another 747, as per my earlier post).
While there are of course several BEA schemes to choose from, the two in use at the time BOAC got its first 747s were the Red Square livery and the "Speedjack" scheme. I hope it turns out to be the former.
While there are of course several BEA schemes to choose from, the two in use at the time BOAC got its first 747s were the Red Square livery and the "Speedjack" scheme. I hope it turns out to be the former.