British Airways retro painting 747-400 in BOAC colors

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by ATC Watcher

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.

Don't be such a killjoy.

Personally, I can't wait:



http://www.cardatabase.net/modifieda...g/00014550.jpg

[Max Angle]

Circa 1960's in-flight service with flight attendants dressed in period uniforms would be rather pleasant too!

Some circa 1960s rosters would be even more pleasant. What did they do back then I wonder, 450 a year on short haul, 500 long haul?

[pattern_is_full]

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

[Cows getting bigger]

Whilst welcome, I would prefer to see BA bring back the VC10 for the BOAC paint job.

[Herod]

Thanks Cows; made my morning already. Now we need to get one back into flying condition (dream on)

[industry insider]

Probably the best looking aircraft of all time. Used to fly on them as a kid LGW - EBB - NBO with BUA.

[fox niner]

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

LOL. So British Airways will be celebrating their “100th birthday” , by NOT painting British Airways on their retro livery. Really says it all, don’t you think?
We will be celebrating october when KLM reaches its REAL centennial.

[BEA 71]

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.

BEA 71

[mike current]

Aren't the current BA 747s already retro enough as they are?

[weemonkey]

Originally Posted by evansb

Circa 1960's in-flight service with flight attendants dressed in period uniforms would be rather pleasant too!

your wish is my.....


The good times...

[beamender99]

Aren't the current BA 747s already retro enough as they are?

Yes the last remnants of Ayling's grafitti days.

[BEA 71]

Originally Posted by evansb

Circa 1960's in-flight service with flight attendants dressed in period uniforms would be rather pleasant too!

You find what you are looking for in the British Airways Media Website. In those days they were called stewardesses and stewards.
I think they still are, at least in British Airways.

[scudpilot]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

Don't be such a killjoy.

Personally, I can't wait:



http://www.cardatabase.net/modifieda...g/00014550.jpg

Is this a "what if" or confirmed as one of the schemes being used?

[Discorde]

The BOAC Speedbird logo is still flying . . .



This Groppo Trail was built by a retired VC10 captain.

[Discorde]

We will be celebrating october when KLM reaches its REAL centennial.

From 'Civil Aircraft Markings' 1960 edition:

[Newforest2]

Seeing some of those aircraft in the real world might give some young anoraks a head scratching!

[India Four Two]

I flew on Trans Canada Air Lines last year!

[gatbusdriver]

Are members of the FEW worthy?

[beamender99]

Seeing some of those aircraft in the real world might give some young anoraks a head scratching!

Like seeing Comair 727s in various BA colour schemes ?

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by scudpilot

Is this a "what if" or confirmed as one of the schemes being used?

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.