Before that, the airline's predecessor, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), operated its first Boeing 747 service between London and New York in 1971. Over several decades ...

British Airways is the second-largest UK-based carrier with 297 aircraft, including 12 Airbus A380s. The airline has a historic relationship with 747s, with only two losses during active service.

Boeing's 747, a plane that democratized global air travel in the 1970s but fell behind modern twin-engine aircraft, marked its 50-year flying anniversary in February 2019. Categories: Investments ...

First aircraft, a BOAC-liveried Boeing 747, reg ... Imperial Airways and British Airways were nationalized in 1939 to form British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Continental European ...