/reeve.gif)
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... -t-455159/
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/british ... ac-colors/Tantalisingly, it says that the 747 will be the "first aircraft to receive [this] popular design from British Airways' past
with more details of further designs to be revealed in due course".
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/british ... ac-colors/British Airways To Paint 747-400 In BOAC Colors
January 21
07:44
2019
The much-anticipated news has finally arrived.
British Airways will be painting a Boeing 747-400 in the colors of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC),
as part of its centenary celebrations.
“The livery from the 1964-1974 BOAC era will adorn Boeing 747-400, registration G-BYGC,” revealed the airline today.
“The aircraft will leave the paint shop in Dublin and arrive into Heathrow on February 18,
before entering service the following day.
This coincides with the 50th anniversary of the first Boeing 747 flight only a few days earlier.”
This particular 747 (MSN 25823 • LN 1195) was delivered straight from the Boeing factory in January 1999—exactly 20 years ago.
The airline’s CEO, Alex Cruz, admitted that the decision to choose this livery was taken because
“So many British Airways customers and colleagues have fond memories of our previous liveries,
regularly sharing their photos from across the globe,
so it’s incredibly exciting to be re-introducing this classic BOAC design.”
According to British Airways, the BOAC livery will remain on the 747 until it retires in 2023.
“By this time, British Airways will have retired the majority of its 747s,”
which will be replaced by 18 A350s and 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
