From Heathrow they both took off úlast Boeing 747 from British Airways who were at this airport, before the final departure of this aircraft from its fleet. British press photos.
In a fría and rainy mañAna at Heathrow International Airport took off towards their storage place both úlast Boeing 747 from the main aerolíUK line, British Airways makes almost 50 añservice details of this aircraftón in its different versions of its fleet.
To commemorate the occasionón, the two airline planesínea flew through the skies one after another from runway 27R. once in the air, G-CIVY performedó low passes over the south runway in an emotional farewell to home before heading to St Athan, where to retireá.
The G-CIVB, painted in the historical liveryórich Negus from the airínea y G-CIVY, in its current Chatham Dockyard livery, withdrawán in the UK in Kemble and St Athan, respectively. between the two planes, some impressive ones have flown 104 millions of miles in his 47 añservice and have carried millions of British Airways customers.
At 7:47 I have this oneñhe, hundreds of aviation enthusiastsón and customers flooded social media sharing their memories of the 747 using the hashtag #BA747farewell.
In July, British Airways anunció that their 747 remaining roomsíhave unfortunately flown their úlatest commercial services as a result of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic Covid-19 has had on the airíline and the aviation sectorón. The flota isá being replaced by aircraft más quiet and fuel-efficient as part of Aerol's commitmentígoal of achieving net zero carbon emissions for 2050.
History of the úTimos Boeing 747 the British
British Airways 747 G-CIVB
| Date of entry into service | 15 February 1994 |
| Retirement date | 8 September 2020 |
| Úlast flight | 6 april 2020 desde Miami a Heathrow |
| Paintings that I carriedó | Current painting: Negus
Previous painting: Landor ‘City of Litchfield’ |
| Data and statusístatic (approximate) | Operó 13,398 flights
Voló for 118,445 hours I appealedó 59 million miles |
British Airways 747 G-CIVY
| Date of entry into service | 29 September 1998 |
| Retirement date | 8 September 2020 |
| Úlast flight | 20 march 2020 desde Chicago a Heathrow
5 april 2020 úlast cargo flight from Dallas to Heathrow |
| Paintings that I carriedó | Chatham Dockyard |
| Data and statusístatic (approximate) | Operó 11,034 flights
Voló for 90,161 hours I appealedó 45 million miles |



