British Airways 5 of 747-400 retired earlier than plan

April 14, 2020

British Airways decided 5 of 747-400 retirement immediately.
The first aircraft was G-CIVL flew from LHR to GBA (Cotswold Airport) on April 14.

They are planning to ferry flight for other four 747-400s (G-CIVJ,G-CIVK,G-CIVN,G-CIVH) until Friday.
Actually these aircraft were already making retirement plans from June 2020 to February 2021.

They decided to retired for these 747-400 due to COVID-19 and expected not recovery demand until their actual previous retirement plan.

Aircraft Information

  • G-CIVL – Boeing 747-436 – British Airways / Delivered on March 28, 1997 / Previous retire plan on November 2020
  • G-CIVJ – Boeing 747-436 – British Airways / Delivered on February 11, 1997 / Previous retire plan on June 2020
  • G-CIVK – Boeing 747-436 – British Airways / Delivered on February 28, 1997 / Previous retire plan on January 2021
  • G-CIVN – Boeing 747-436 – British Airways / Delivered on September 29, 1997 / Previous retire plan on February 2021
  • G-CIVH – Boeing 747-436 – British Airways / Delivered on April 23, 1996 / Previous retire plan on June 2020