July 17, 20205 yr OK - strictly speaking it's British Airways, and not the UK. And the Queen is, of course, the plane, not the monarch. https://ukaviation.news/british-airways-confirms-boeing-747-retirement/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53426886 So the world's largest operator of jumbo jets is retiring their complete fleet of 747s with immediate effect... Cheers Mallard
July 17, 20205 yr Just read the same news and what sad news 😭 She will be missed. I had planned a spotter trip to both Amsterdam and London this year to see some 747 action before it was too late and now it looks like I am too late 😢 Luckily I did a spotter trip to Frankfurt last year and got some 747 and MD11 action. Best regards Peter Lund
July 17, 20205 yr Very sad day. Had the pleasure of being a passenger on the 747-400's back in the 90's from EGLL-KIAD BA222/BA223 Apparently, this route did not have a good reputation for punctuality :) Jude BradleyBeech Baron: Uh, Tower, verify you want me to taxi in front of the 747?ATC: Yeah, it's OK. He's not hungry. X-Plane 12 and MSFS2020 🙂 System specs: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Ubuntu Linux 20.04 i7-13700KF Gigabyte Z790 RTX-4060-Ti , 32GB RAM 1X 2TB M2 for X-Plane 12, 1x256GB SSD for OS. 1TB drive MSFS2020
July 17, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Jude Bradley said: Very sad day. Had the pleasure of being a passenger on the 747-400's back in the 90's from EGLL-KIAD BA222/BA223 Apparently, this route did not have a good reputation for punctuality :) Likewise, Jude, in -200, same route, same flight number, enroute to State College, Pa.via UA's J41 Rick Almeida
July 17, 20205 yr That would include cargo of just passenger operations?. Sad news anyway. Cheers, Ed Edited July 17, 20205 yr by edpatino Cheers, Ed MSFS2020 Steam // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers
July 17, 20205 yr Sad day today. First off, I got a headline notification on my phone this morning regarding BA's 747s and then I ended up emailing the Ministry of Defence regarding the grave of Guy Gibson's dog (Wg Cdr Gibson of 617 Dambusters Squadron fame and the grave at RAF Scampton). That's all I'm saying on this forum (we have rules to follow) you will have to look it up for yourselves. 8 hours ago, edpatino said: That would include cargo or just passenger operations?. Not sure, Ed - would the freighters not be more cost effective than the pax versions.. or would BA's twin engined fleet cover their cargo requirements? Interesting. Edited July 17, 20205 yr by HighBypass clarification Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
July 17, 20205 yr Moderator I miss the old BOAC given that we kids had a neat acronym for them: "Better On A Camel" TWA was "Try Walking Awhile" But PA was simply "PanAm" Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
July 17, 20205 yr I wonder if PIA now stands for "Pain In the A.."? What?... WHAT? Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
July 17, 20205 yr 39 minutes ago, n4gix said: I miss the old BOAC given that we kids had a neat acronym for them: "Better On A Camel" TWA was "Try Walking Awhile" But PA was simply "PanAm" I remember a Belgian airline being described as Such A Bad Experience Never Again. Can't remember the name of the airline! 🤭 I will, however, miss the 747. Had some nice flights on AFR, BAW, KLM, JAL and ANA Queens to and from Japan over the years.
July 18, 20205 yr Moderator 14 hours ago, ezochi said: I remember a Belgian airline being described as Such A Bad Experience Never Again. Can't remember the name of the airline! SABENA! Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
July 18, 20205 yr It would be great if BAW donated the three retro jets G-BYGC - G-BNLY & G-CIVB to Duxford Air Museum or similar in the UK. They are three gorgeous liveries and it would be a shame to see them being broken up for scrap!
July 19, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, n4gix said: SABENA! Don't Expect Luggage To Arrive (DELTA)..................... Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
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