British Airways announced the retirement plan for its 747 fleet 

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 01/27/2019 at 13:49 • Filed to: None

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From 34 planes, 13 will go between 2019 and 2022.

The remaining 21 will go between 2022 and 2024. They will be gradually replaced by a combination of A350-1000, 787-10 and 777.

facw > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/27/2019 at 14:01

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Sad to see them go, but inevitable. A 747-400 just isn’t competitive in today’s market.

WilliamsSW > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/27/2019 at 14:01

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Upper deck of a BA 744 is a really nice way to travel. Lucky enough to do that a few times between ORD-LHR.

I would arrange my flights to be on the 744 over the 777 ( or 767).

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/27/2019 at 15:05

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Considering the first commercial flight was on 1/21/1970, it had one hell of a run as king of the sky. It outlasted many of it's competitors. Only the 737 has really been longer lasting.

glemon > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/27/2019 at 15:21

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I have never but always wanted to, looking less and less likely.  Designed before planes were just cargo haulers designed to fit the most number of bodies in a given space.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/27/2019 at 15:29

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As Demon said “King of the sky”

I changed my return flight route from europpomeet so I could fly on a -800.