A British Airways special liveried Boeing 747 takes to the skies alongside the Red Arrows during the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo on July 20, 2019 at RAF Fairford, England. Getty Images
British Airways has retired its final two Boeing 747 jumbo jets in 2020. Courtesy British Airways
British Airways welcomed its first 747 jet in 1971.
The 747 ushered in the era of twin-aisle wide-body passenger planes.
The Boeing 747 has been forced into early retirement due to the impact of the global pandemic.
A Boeing 747 long-range wide-body four-engined commercial jet airliner for the BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation - flying above the UK on in April 1971. Getty Images
British Airways 747 in Landor livery arrives at London Heathrow in March 2019. Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways.
The Red Arrows aerobatic team perform a flypast with a British Airways Boeing 747 over the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2019.
A British Airways special liveried Boeing 747 takes to the skies alongside the Red Arrows during the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo on July 20, 2019 at RAF Fairford, England. Getty Images
British Airways has retired its final two Boeing 747 jumbo jets in 2020. Courtesy British Airways
British Airways welcomed its first 747 jet in 1971.
The 747 ushered in the era of twin-aisle wide-body passenger planes.
The Boeing 747 has been forced into early retirement due to the impact of the global pandemic.
A Boeing 747 long-range wide-body four-engined commercial jet airliner for the BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation - flying above the UK on in April 1971. Getty Images
British Airways 747 in Landor livery arrives at London Heathrow in March 2019. Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways.
The Red Arrows aerobatic team perform a flypast with a British Airways Boeing 747 over the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2019.
A British Airways special liveried Boeing 747 takes to the skies alongside the Red Arrows during the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo on July 20, 2019 at RAF Fairford, England. Getty Images
British Airways retires its final two 747s with a rare dual take-off
The airline said goodbye to the 'Queen of the Skies' with a synchronised departure from London Heathrow airport
