Air Transport Asiana to end flights with its sole passenger Boeing 747-400 Asiana Airlines announced that it will retire its last passenger Boeing 747-400 on March 25. The aircraft registration… Ricardo MeierPublished February 29, 2024 Read More
Technology Stratolaunch receives former Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747 rocket launcher The “Roc”, the world’s largest plane, was joined by another massive jet, “The Spirit of Mojave”, a Boeing… Ricardo MeierPublished December 6, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Rossiya Airlines returns a Boeing 747-400 to service for domestic flight in Russia Rossiya Airlines, , a subsidiary of the Aeroflot group, has returned to flying with one of its Boeing… Ricardo MeierPublished September 1, 2023 Read More
Space Virgin Orbit lays off 675 staff after cash injection fails Virgin Orbit announced the layoff of 675 employees on March 30. They represent about 85% of the workforce… Ricardo MeierPublished March 31, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 affected by airworthiness directives The finding of structural and equipment failures in aircraft is common, although always worrying, despite the fact that… Ricardo MeierPublished December 24, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Lufthansa plans to resume flights with Boeing 747-400 After announcing the return to operation of its Airbus A340-600, Lufthansa is expected to reactivate the fleet of… Ricardo MeierPublished July 8, 2021 Read More
Air Transport British Airways performs farewell flights for the Boeing 747 On a rainy and gray morning, as if anticipating the sad moment that was to come, British Airways… Ricardo MeierPublished October 8, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Lufthansa mulls to retire all of its remaining Airbus A380s Lufthansa is expected to further cut its long-range aircraft fleet. After announcing in April that it would take… Ricardo MeierPublished September 11, 2020 Read More
Air Transport British Airways confirms retirement of Boeing 747 Although expected in the face of the circumstances caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, the retirement of the… Ricardo MeierPublished July 16, 2020 Read More
Air Transport In recovery plan, Qantas retires its 747 and sends the A380 to the desert The recovery plan announced by Qantas on Thursday reveals how serious the situation in the air transport sector… Ricardo MeierPublished June 26, 2020 Read More
Air Transport British Airways hints that it may retire its Boeing 747 Unlike other airlines, British Airways has avoided revealing the future of its Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 aircraft… Ricardo MeierPublished July 16, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Teruel, the airport that became the destination of several inactive planes Not to mention the fact that it served as an air base during the Spanish civil war in… Ricardo MeierPublished May 4, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Lufthansa will permanently withdraw six Airbus A380 and five Boeing 747 Faced with the impact of the coronavirus crisis on its operation, Lufthansa announced on Tuesday to retire several… Ricardo MeierPublished April 10, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Unusual jetstream helps British Airways’ Boeing 747 break Atlantic crossing record The Storm Ciara that hit the UK over the weekend with winds of up to 90 km/h also… Ricardo MeierPublished February 10, 2020 Read More
Technology Rolls-Royce will adapt ex-Qantas Boeing 747-400 as engine testbed After flying over 70 million kilometers and carrying 2.5 million passengers for 20 years in service, the Qantas… Ricardo MeierPublished October 17, 2019 Read More
General Aviation Boeing 747-400 firefighter arrives in Bolivia to prevent further damage to Amazon One of the most discussed topics in the world this week, forest fires in the Amazon region will… Ricardo MeierPublished August 23, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Virgin Atlantic will replace its 747-400 with the A350-1000 Virgin Atlantic is another airline that has decided to retire the Boeing 747. The company confirmed this week… Ricardo MeierPublished August 12, 2019 Read More
Air Transport British Airways will replace its 747 with the Boeing 777X British Airways has decided to replace its fleet of Boeing 747, the world’s largest dedicated passenger, by the… Ricardo MeierPublished February 28, 2019 Read More