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- British Airways retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturnBritish Airways is permanently grounding its jumbo jets which are nicknamed
Financial Times
- British Airways fast-tracks retirement of iconic Boeing 747 jumbo jetFleet of 31 aircraft will not return to service in move accelerated by downturn in air travel
Times Online
- Farewell to the magnificent Boeing 747 [Subscription]With British Airways retiring its entire 747 fleet, John Arlidge laments the end of a thunderous era
The Mirror
- RAF trainee Top Gun pilots banned from flying over water in case they drownEXCLUSIVE Pilots have been ordered not to go on sorties over sea because a fault with their kit means they might be unable to be freed if they had to eject and landed in the sea
Birmingham Post
- £500m green aviation investment plea to make green recovery take offTreasury plea from cross-party group of MPs puts BA and Shell-backed Velocys scheme before the Chancellor
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- Ryanair cancels 1,000 flights for August and September Ryanair has cancelled about 1,000 summer flights over what they call a 'defective' quarantine policy in Ireland.
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- Emergency declared after crew discovered note on-board flight from StanstedPassengers in Olso waiting to depart to London Stansted are being transferred to a replacement aircraft
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- Airport Expansion Opposition (AXO) criticises Southampton Airport's plansPLANS to expand Southampton Airport’s runway have come under fire amid concerns over their impact on climate change.
- Thousands raised in bid to block airport reopeningA crowdfunder has been set up to help launch a legal battle against the government's decision to reopen an airport as a freight cargo air hub.
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- Five ways Boeing's 747 jumbo jet changed travelWith British Airways this week retiring its fleet of Boeing 747s four years ahead of schedule, we look back at five ways the jumbo jet changed how we travel.
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- British Airways launches flash sale on summer holidays: Full destination list British Airways have relaunched their flights abroad following the updated travel advice from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
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- British Airways is retiring its entire fleet of 747s amid slump in air travel … scale and speed. Air Canada, Air France, Delta, American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and … the 747 and the Airbus A380. British Airways’s move leaves Lufthansa … its move. The International Air Transport Association estimates that European airlines will lose $21 …
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