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From Heathrow the last two took off Boeing 747 from British Airways who were at this airport, before the final departure of this aircraft from its fleet. British press photos.
On a cold and rainy morning at Heathrow International Airport they took off for their storage place the two last Boeing 747 from the UK's leading airline, British Airways makes almost 50 years of service of this aircraft in its different versions of its fleet.
To commemorate the occasion, The airline's two planes flew through the skies one after another from runway 27R. once in the air, G-CIVY made low passes over the south runway in an emotional farewell to home before heading to St Athan, where will he retire.
The G-CIVB, painted in the airline's historic Negus livery and G-CIVY, in its current Chatham Dockyard livery, will retire in the UK at Kemble and St Athan, respectively. between the two planes, some impressive ones have flown 104 millions of miles in his 47 years of service and have carried millions of British Airways customers.
At 7:47 am this morning, Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts and customers flooded social media sharing their memories of the 747 using the hashtag #BA747farewell.
In July, British Airways announced that its 747 the remaining had unfortunately flown their last commercial services as a result of the impact that the coronavirus pandemic Covid-19 has had on the airline and aviation sector. The fleet is being replaced with quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft as part of the airline's commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
History of the last Boeing 747 the British
British Airways 747 G-CIVB
| Date of entry into service | 15 February 1994 |
| Retirement date | 8 September 2020 |
| Last flight | 6 april 2020 desde Miami a Heathrow |
| Paintings he wore | Current painting: Negus
Previous painting: Landor ‘City of Litchfield’ |
| Data and statistics (approximate) | operated 13,398 flights
flew by 118,445 hours He toured 59 million miles |
British Airways 747 G-CIVY
| Date of entry into service | 29 September 1998 |
| Retirement date | 8 September 2020 |
| Last flight | 20 march 2020 desde Chicago a Heathrow
5 april 2020 last cargo flight from Dallas to Heathrow |
| Paintings he wore | Chatham Dockyard |
| Data and statistics (approximate) | operated 11,034 flights
flew by 90,161 hours He toured 45 million miles |
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