By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES BRITISH AIRWAYS is retiring its entire fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft, fondly known as ‘The Queen of the Skies’, after nearly 50 years of service as the airline suffers a severe travel downturn amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES British Airways, for the first time, brought together its four heritage liveried aircraft which were repainted to mark the airline’s centenary this year, alongside an A319 in the current Chatham Dockyard livery, to capture a rare image of
Credit: BA media / Boeing 747 in the Negus design G-CIVB Rolling Out of Dublin Airport Mar. 21, 2019 (Iain White – Fennell Photography) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The fourth and final British Airways aircraft in a heritage livery touched down at
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES British Airways Saturday welcomed the arrival of the third in its series of four heritage liveries – a Boeing 747 painted in the Landor design, which will be recognisable for many as it flew on the airline’s aircraft between 1984-1997.
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
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A British Airways Boeing 747 painted in the iconic design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) arrived back at London Heathrow from the paint factory this morning and will enter the airline’s flying schedule, heading first to New
Credit: BAmedia / These kids at BA’s career event are in a flight deck simulator where they were given the opportunity to “fly” around London and “land” into Heathrow Terminal 5. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF More than 1,500 children in London were given a unique
Credit: BA.com / British Airway’s final operating crew of last commercial 767 flight at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus to London’s Heathrow on Nov. 25, 2018. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES British Airways today bids farewell to one of the most iconic aircraft in its fleet,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Supersonic Concorde epitomized beauty and power. Some described the plane as a giant swan flying and many referred to it as the greatest and most glamorous civilian aircraft ever built. The plane’s technology was decades ahead of its time when it made
By Gary Raynaldo Savile Row tailoring expert, Ozwald Boateng OBE, is to be the next in an auspicious line-up of British designers to develop uniforms British Airways, the airline announced. Boateng, who is known for bringing a modern contemporary twist to the classic British institution of tailoring, will be designing a