United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17 Reply 1, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1590 times:
So quick? Why are they in a rush to retire them? They still in good shape I suppose.........
Notar520AC From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1606 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1428 times:
B757300 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 4114 posts, RR: 25 Reply 8, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1421 times:
VirginA340 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 15 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1416 times:
Good ridance to those retched relics!!! I flew on a 747-200 DEL-LHR in 1999. The interior was dirty and faded. The panels in the back were disjointed and two of the bathrooms were shut down. My mother and I were delayed in Delhi for over 24 hours due to a mechanial delay. They are the only type of aircraft that BA currently has that causes chronical delays at DEL and LHR and sometimes at JFK. They need to get more 777s or 767s on the routes.
Hypermike From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1001 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1407 times:
BA is responding to the global economic slowdown in an appropriate way. they're cutting capacity. i assume they'll be shifting some aircraft around.
for example, they don't need to fly a 747 from lhr to jfk. a 777 or 767 would do just fine. if the biz pax aren't flying, the smaller aircraft would be just fine.
i expect the 747-400s to be deployed on longer routes that are currently being served by classic 747s.
Mah4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31119 posts, RR: 73 Reply 11, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1400 times:
Will they drop any routes? I doubt they can get rid of 13 (I think that's the number) 742s without dropping routes or decreasing frequencies. I do know, however, SEA-LHR goes 744 on 28 Oct and MIA-LHR reverts back to 744 on 28 Oct after using 742s since May. So there are three aircraft.
ContinentalEWR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 3762 posts, RR: 15 Reply 12, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1389 times:
The 742's have been on their way out at BA for a long time so this should come as no surprise. British Airways
is standardizing its long haul fleet around the 747-400
and the 777 and some 767's (notably the JFK-MAN
route, which has been rumored to be axed soon).
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8772 posts, RR: 13 Reply 15, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1303 times:
It's a shame that the 742s are going, esp. G-BDXG, which I have flown on. Plus, it's tail was one of the better ones (Blomsterang).
Here at BOS, BA is going to 777s and 744s though soon.
KWSea From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 113 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1294 times:
They were good in their time. Now so many people complain about BA's 747200 out of Seattle. Terrible leg room, old, dirty, audio does not work, etc, etc. It will be good to see the 747400's here.
CV990 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1277 times:
Hi!
I think I expected that sooner or latter, after the 100's gonne and receiving more 777's the 200 would go too. Infact this summer when I was on my way to Canada and USA I stopped at Heathrow and I didn't expect to see any 200's but I saw still some of them, not many but a few still. Now regarding the 200's beeing old and dirty, well if you want to know I flew in July from LHR to YYZ in a 747-400 ( G-BNLD ) and I can say that even beeing a 400 series it didn't look too young, I think they will probably install soo the new interior with PTV's but that plane was quite tired ( the interior of course ). Finnally my tribute to the 200 classic, I flew twice:
G-BDXG - 1982 - LHR/JFK - First British Airways clrs
G-BDXF - 1998 - LHR/BOS - 2nd. BA colours clrs
Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9614 posts, RR: 10 Reply 19, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1277 times:
Sad to see them go. I´ll be in London later this month, so I´ll have to take a day out for spotting knowing it will be the last opportunity to see them. The Classics are a beautiful breed. But BA´s fleet is too big. Better retire the 742 earlier and keep all 744s. If business isn´t recovering soon I guess they´ll have to reschedule delivery of 777s on order to a later date.
AKelley728 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 2101 posts, RR: 6 Reply 21, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1223 times:
Is BA still trying to get rid of some of it's 747-400s in light of this recent announcement?
Zbeeblebrox74 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 22, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1222 times:
Really too bad. I'll fondly remember my January flight on "City Of Winchester" from Detroit to LHR on a nearly empty plane Any guesses how much they might sell that one to me for??
26 Ryu2: BA hasn't used 742s on the SFO route for a couple of years, it's all 744 now.
27 Sukhoi: The decision to retire the 742's wasnt made in the recent meeting. The following will be going to Air Atlanta: G-BDXF, XI, XJ, XL, XO They *should* th
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