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Britsh Airways refurbishing 18 747-400 aircraft.
If it’s the end of the line for Boeing Co.’s 747 jetliner, nobody told British Airways. The largest operator of the hump-backed icon -- dubbed the Queen of the Skies on its debut in 1970 -- is plumping up seat cushions, hanging fresh curtains and upgrading entertainment systems on 18 planes. Seems they can get a bit more life out of paid-for aircraft and maybe make money doing so. (www.bloomberg.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
just wondering..the article says submitted 2 years ago, and the responses/comments to this article also say 2 years ago..things have changed a bit in 2 years...this is 2018..
Hahaha sorry for commenting on and old post and bringing it back :)
I flew round-trip ATL-HNL this summer on Delta's 747-400's. Magnificent birds to fly on - smooth flights - The IFE was top-notch too. What am I reading about Delta putting these back in boneyard? Why?
Wow! I bid from 727 Captain to -400 F/O at UAL to get the Rating in 1989! Time flies!
The cost of flying an airplane includes interest, maintenance, crew cost, etc., as well as fuel. As a lowly Airplane Driver, I don't claim to have the formula that includes all of these- I also admit to having an emotional attachment to a big hunk of iron that I only flew a couple of hundred hours before moving on to Captain on the 757/767.
With these admissions, it is still hard to put such a workhorse out to pasture. Lots of life left in the old girls without mortgaging the farm to buy a bunch more Plasticjets- pump the Jet A into them, sell the tickets, fly the trips!
The cost of flying an airplane includes interest, maintenance, crew cost, etc., as well as fuel. As a lowly Airplane Driver, I don't claim to have the formula that includes all of these- I also admit to having an emotional attachment to a big hunk of iron that I only flew a couple of hundred hours before moving on to Captain on the 757/767.
With these admissions, it is still hard to put such a workhorse out to pasture. Lots of life left in the old girls without mortgaging the farm to buy a bunch more Plasticjets- pump the Jet A into them, sell the tickets, fly the trips!
I agree..how many,many years did the airlines fly the 727 before "retiring" them to the boneyard..the 747 has always been so much more than the dc 10's or l1011's were..somehow looking at a 777 or 767 or the "Dreamliner", just doesnt inspire the old "wow factor"!neither does the airbus...
Being a regular commuter between LHR and JFK with BA I have to say that yes they are knackered !
On my last trip the toilet was held together with duct tape and the plastic in the cabin looked like a chain smokers gathering had taken place .my requests to BA to establish if they going to be replaced went unanswered .i am trying to stay loyal to BA but my wife now travels seperatly with virgin so this decision is not helping my marriage .!!
With so many daily flights to JFK with high loading I don't understand why BA can't at least put more modern and comfortable aircraft on this popular route .surely an A380 would fit the bill ?
Any of you guys out there have an explanation apart from they are unecoumbered now the payments have finished .
On my last trip the toilet was held together with duct tape and the plastic in the cabin looked like a chain smokers gathering had taken place .my requests to BA to establish if they going to be replaced went unanswered .i am trying to stay loyal to BA but my wife now travels seperatly with virgin so this decision is not helping my marriage .!!
With so many daily flights to JFK with high loading I don't understand why BA can't at least put more modern and comfortable aircraft on this popular route .surely an A380 would fit the bill ?
Any of you guys out there have an explanation apart from they are unecoumbered now the payments have finished .