How long will BA's non refurbished 744's keep flying?
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How long will BA's non refurbished 744's keep flying?
Or at least when will BA remove them from long haul flights? 7 hrs to BOS on G-CIVM's WT was bad enough. (Partially b/c I had just stepped off a fresh 77W)
I even can't imagine sitting on these for longer flights to places like PHX, JNB, YVR etc.
Will we have to wait till the 777-9X comes? (Since that seems to be a direct replacement for the 747)
I even can't imagine sitting on these for longer flights to places like PHX, JNB, YVR etc.
Will we have to wait till the 777-9X comes? (Since that seems to be a direct replacement for the 747)
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I would think its safe to say that the 747 route network is pretty much set in stone now until retirement.
I would think at the earliest opportunity BA will look to get the 747's off routes to SA and West Coast USA once they have something that can replace them seat wise... obviously no more 380's and 777-300s in pipe work at the moment.
I would however suspect though if BA fill those planes to those destinations as they do atm hence the extra CPT service then maybe they don't see it as so much of an issue ?
Be very interesting to see what the 350 gets introduced on to and the continued development of the 787-9 network.
I would think at the earliest opportunity BA will look to get the 747's off routes to SA and West Coast USA once they have something that can replace them seat wise... obviously no more 380's and 777-300s in pipe work at the moment.
I would however suspect though if BA fill those planes to those destinations as they do atm hence the extra CPT service then maybe they don't see it as so much of an issue ?
Be very interesting to see what the 350 gets introduced on to and the continued development of the 787-9 network.
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There's almost no chance that 747s would ever be routinely used by BA on anything other than longhaul.
Personally, I would expect the non-refreshed 747s (ie the mid-J / 52J aircraft) to be retired sooner than 2023, which I think is the currently expected timescale for the retirement of the entire 747 fleet. The non-refreshed aircraft are generally the older examples. See the tracker to which my signature links for some numbers and a general picture, although it's worth remembering that neither chronological age nor flown hours is a reliable guide to the remaining service life of any particular aircraft.
Personally, I would expect the non-refreshed 747s (ie the mid-J / 52J aircraft) to be retired sooner than 2023, which I think is the currently expected timescale for the retirement of the entire 747 fleet. The non-refreshed aircraft are generally the older examples. See the tracker to which my signature links for some numbers and a general picture, although it's worth remembering that neither chronological age nor flown hours is a reliable guide to the remaining service life of any particular aircraft.
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There is no old first any more as the last Old first aircraft in 2015 IIRC.
All the 747s have new first ( but not as new as the a380s & b787-9)
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PS BHDATC beat me to it