British Airways scraps ENTIRE FLEET of iconic 747 planes after plummeting passenger numbers forces bosses to bring forward plan to retire them in 2024

British Airways is to scrap its entire fleet of jumbo jets with immediate effect, the Daily Mail can reveal. The nation’s flag carrier is the world’s last major operator of the iconic Boeing 747 ‘Queen of the Skies’, which has been in service with the airline since 1971. It had 31 jumbo jets in use before the coronavirus crisis forced bosses to park the entire fleet at airports across the country. (www.dailymail.co.uk) More...