NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9710 posts, RR: 10 Posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 4108 times:
British Airways has parked 4 Boeing 747-436s over the past two months.
The aircraft in question are the oldest trio in the fleet (19-year old B-BNLA, B and C) and the newer G-BNLW. Now I read three more will be parked until April.
There are confusing infos about these aircraft, some saying they are just parked for the winter, others say they are parked temporarily unless the business improves, and there is that report by skyliners saying at least the oldest three, but maybe six, will be used for spares. Are there any new infos from our inside-BA members? Even if 2 or 3 years premature, these would be the first 744s to be broken up, which is major news if true. I hope it is not as feared.
TimRees From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 344 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 4092 times:
I think on B and C are parked at CWL. I saw BNLA on my SBS-1 box last week if I remember correctly. I have heard they are parked up for winter storage via another forum.
Hotelmode From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2007, 459 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 4092 times:
Some dodgy info there to start with, only NLB/C are at Cardiff. NLA and NLW are not being parked and there certainly arent 3 more being parked. NLA is on the way back from EZE and NLW is on its way to PHX. GCIVW is currently in Cardiff but for a heavy check not storage.
NLB/C have had seats removed (partly to allow the 777 NGCW upgrades to be sped up and partly because they'll deteriorate in storage) but are planned back in service for the summer schedule.
NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9710 posts, RR: 10 Reply 4, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3988 times:
Thanks for the info so far, which sounds a bit promising.
Quoting Rutankrd (Reply 3): G-BNLA remains in service and G-BNLW returned to revenue service late December.
skyliners reports -BNLA to be parked in January.
Quoting Rutankrd (Reply 3): G-CIVW is also down at Cardiff so BA may just be rotating the three parked aircraft at any one time to save cycles perhaps.
Caaardiff From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2006, 180 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3670 times:
CWL is currently looking like T5!
LB/LC have been parked up for a few months. There a couple of 777's in and out and also a few 767's have been making an appearance there lately.
Over the past few weeks theres been on average 4-5 aircraft parked up and moved about for different tasks.
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