Credit: BAlinkedin /   British Airways Continues Centenary Celebrations as third heritage livery unveiled Mar. 1,  2019

By Gary Raynaldo   DIPLOMATIC TIMES

British Airways revealed Friday the third design in its series of heritage liveries to mark the airline’s centenary – a Boeing 747 painted in the iconic Landor design. The Boeing 747-400, registration G-BNLY, entered the IAC paint bay at Dublin Airport earlier this week where it will be repainted with the Landor livery, which adorned the British Airways fleet from 1984-1997. Design features include the British Airways coat of arms with the motto To Fly. To Serve. on the tail fin, with a stylised section of the Union Flag. It will also be re-named ‘City of Swansea’, the name the aircraft had when it originally sported the Landor livery. The livery also features the airlines’ centenary logo, which is proudly displayed on all the centenary heritage liveried aircraft.

 “Today’s announcement follows the exciting arrival of our BOAC 747 aircraft and the upcoming unveiling of an A319 in BEA colours. The passion and pride we’ve seen for our heritage liveries so far, from both customers and colleagues, has been both phenomenal and humbling. We’re really thrilled to announce Landor as the latest iconic scheme to join the fleet as part of our centenary celebrations and we’re sure this excitement will be reflected around the world.”

Alex Cruz, British Airways’ Chairman and CEO, said.

Credit: BA media / First British Airways flight lands in Phoenix, 1996

Credit: BA media / Iconic Landor Livery Design is the next heritage livery to take to the skies on a Boeing 747

The Boeing 747-400, registration G-BNLY, entered the IAC paint bay at Dublin Airport earlier this week where it will be repainted with the Landor livery, which adorned the British Airways fleet from 1984-1997, according to BA.  Design features include the British Airways coat of arms with the motto To Fly. To Serve. on the tail fin, with a stylised section of the Union Flag. It will also be re-named ‘City of Swansea’, the name the aircraft had when it originally sported the Landor livery. The livery also features the airlines’ centenary logo, which is proudly displayed on all the centenary heritage liveried aircraft.

It will return to Heathrow and enter service later in the month flying to long-haul destinations served by the Boeing 747, with the design remaining on the aircraft until it retires in 2023

British Airways Boeing 747 BOAC Retro Design Lands At Heathrow For 100-Year Birthday

Credit: BA Media /  The BOAC 747 Retro Heritage Livery Lands at Heathrow   London Feb. 18, 2019  / Picture by: Stuart Bailey

A BA Boeing 747 painted in the iconic design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) arrived back at London Heathrow Feb. 18, 2019 from the paint factory and entered the airline’s flying schedule, heading first to New York.  The UK-based airline painted  the  Boeing 747 in the much-admired retrograde design of its predecessor BOAC,  as part of its 100-Year Birthday.

Watch The  BOAC 747  Heritage Design Arrive Home at  London Heathrow Airport

2019 is the year that sees British Airways mark its Centenary – 100  years of taking the world to Britain and Britain to the world.  British Airways traces its history back to August 1919, when Aircraft Transport and Travel Limited launched the world’s first daily international scheduled air service, between London and Paris.