A BEA Aircraft (Image: British Airways)
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Next BA retro jet will BE An Airbus A319

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced that the next retro jet for its 100th anniversary will be an Airbus A319 painted in the scheme of British European Airways (BEA). The aircraft, G-EUPJ will head to Shannon this weekend to be repainted into the BEA scheme before returning to the airline and [read more]

A Boeing 747 long-range wide-body four engined commercial jet airliner for the BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation flying above the United Kingdom on 7 April 1971. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
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British Airways to paint 747’s in Retro liveries

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced it will be painting a series of its Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets in special retro liveries covering the airlines history as the type nears retirement. The first livery, BOAC, will be applied to Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC which will arrive at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) resplendent in [read more]