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Retro Planned Flying Schedule

*Subject to change*

G–BYGC (BOAC livery)

25 January 2020
BA213 LHR-BOS
BA212 BOS-LHR

26 January 2020
BA183 LHR-JFK

27 January 2020
BA178 JFK-LHR

28 January 2020
BA187 LHR-LHR
BA172 JFK-LHR

29 January 2020
BA67 LHR-PHL
BA66 PHL-LHR
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G-CIVB (Negus livery)

25 January 2020
BA9170E CWL-LHR
BA59 LHR-CPT

26 January 2020
BA58 CPT-LHR

27 January 2020
BA207 LHR-MIA
BA206 MIA-LHR

28 January 2020
BA207 LHR-MIA
BA206 MIA-LHR

29 January 2020
BA273 LHR-SAN
BA272 SAN-LHR

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G–BNLY (Landor livery)

25 January 2020
BA85 LHR-YVR
BA84 YVR-LHR

26 January 2020
BA85 LHR-YVR
BA84 YVR-LHR

27 January 2020
BA43 LHR-CPT

28 January 2020
BA42 CPT-LHR

29 January 2020
BA81 LHR-ACC
BA78 ACC-LHR

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G–EUPJ (BEA livery)

25 January 2020
BA388 LHR-BRU
BA391 BRU-LHR
BA562 LHR-LIN
BA563 LIN-LHR
BA924 LHR-GVA

26 January 2020
BA925 GVA-LHR
BA588 LHR-LIN
BA589 LIN-LHR
BA912 LHR-FRA
BA913 FRA-LHR

27 January 2020
BA964 LHR-HAM
BA965 HAM-LHR
BA344 LHR-NCE
BA345 NCE-LHR
BA1422 LHR-BHD

28 January 2020
BA1431 BHD-LHR

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Mar 15, 2019, 6:23 am

#361

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The four 747s in a row plus one in the current scheme would look great.

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Mar 15, 2019, 6:47 am

#362

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trent900

I managed to get two of the three retros in one shot today.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/allan-...posted-public/

I wonder if at some point BA will bring all four together for a photo shoot.

Mar 15, 2019, 7:42 am

#363

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Originally Posted by 1010101

I wonder if at some point BA will bring all four together for a photo shoot.

you’d hope so. It would be the best PR shot since this:

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Mar 15, 2019, 7:52 am

#364

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 1010101

I wonder if at some point BA will bring all four together for a photo shoot.

They should get the 3 Jumbo's and one in current livery and park them next to each other at T5B with the tails in order

BOAC
Negus
Landor
Chatham

And get a photo of the tails.

Mar 15, 2019, 8:13 am

#365

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Originally Posted by Globaliser

In the case of MAS, there was also some history.

Its predecessor was Malaysia Singapore Airlines or MSA - a very well-known initialism when it was current. IIRC, when that airline was divided between Malaysia and Singapore, one matter agreed between the governments was that neither successor airline would seek to use the initials MSA.

Malaysia therefore adopted a name which allowed the similar-but-different initials MAS. I wonder whether it really was mere fashion "in the day", given that SAS (1946) long pre-dated the foundation of MAS (1972) - perhaps the precedent set by SAS gave someone the idea for a word that would allow the initial S to be included.

Singapore originally decided to name its successor airline "Mercury Singapore Airlines", but IIRC Malaysia objected as the initials would breach that agreement. Singapore then decided to adopt the simple and straightforward "Singapore Airlines".

mercury singapore airlines sounds ridiculous honestly. Additionally, MAS also means "gold" in Malay, an acronym which brought much symbolism to what is to become of MAS in the decades to come (during they're heyday I mean)

Mar 15, 2019, 11:53 am

#366

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Would have been nice...

Mar 15, 2019, 1:37 pm

#367

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Not the best pic. Taken on Tuesday @ T5B.

rb211.

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Mar 16, 2019, 12:25 pm

#368

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I was boarding an A3 flight yesterday at T2 A20 which has a particularly long walkway with a glass wall overlooking 27L and T4. I was watching what was passing by as I walked down and noted a Finnair A320 and a BA 747 and it then struck me it was the Landor 747 and it just looked so right and normal to be passing by unlike the jarring Chatam Dockyard A319 that was following it!

Mar 16, 2019, 11:45 pm

#369

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Thinking about more older liveries as BA's centenary celebration liveries...

By RuthAS - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/inde...curid=10181420
I believe that Cambrian Airways could be a possible predecessor of BA, showing that it could've been part of the BOAC-BEA merger. I think Northeast Airlines was part of that merger too, so why not paint two of BA's aircraft (one Airbus A320neo and one Boeing 777-300ER) in the above retro Cambrian Airways livery, and one of BA's Boeing 787-8s in a retro Northeast Airlines livery? It could be all part of BA's centenary celebrations!

-Emily

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Mar 17, 2019, 2:37 am

#370

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EmilyH2004

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I believe that Cambrian Airways could be a possible predecessor of BA, showing that it could've been part of the BOAC-BEA merger. I think Northeast Airlines was part of that merger too, so why not paint two of BA's aircraft (one Airbus A320neo and one Boeing 777-300ER) in the above retro Cambrian Airways livery, and one of BA's Boeing 787-8s in a retro Northeast Airlines livery? It could be all part of BA's centenary celebrations!
-Emily

You are correct, both of those airlines ended up as part of BA (albeit indirectly.) Unfortunately BA have stated that only four of their aircraft will get retro liveries and I don't think they'll be doing more. I think it is a shame, as there are many airline liveries people would like to have seen. How about a Dan-Air liveried A350, anyone?

rb211.

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Mar 17, 2019, 2:54 am

#371

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I have to agree that it’s a shame that BA are airbrushing a bit of its history away, and not acknowledging all its predecessors, in a similar way to AA did with it’s retro-jets.

There’s a rich history they could have chosen, but alas it’s not to be. So I’m going to enjoy what they have done, when they could have done nothing at all.

Mar 17, 2019, 3:11 am

#372

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...How about a Dan-Air liveried A350, anyone?....

Yes it’d be great to see new aircraft delivered with retro liveries.

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Mar 18, 2019, 8:37 am

#373

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Archiving G-BYGC's fourth week's flights

G–BYGC (BOAC livery)

11 March 2019
BA049 LHR 1430 – SEA 1725
BA048 SEA 1930 – LHR 1150+1

12 March 2019
BA273 LHR 1345 – SAN 1800
BA272 SAN 2025 – LHR 1350+1

13 March 2019
BA183 LHR 1925 – JFK 2315

14 March 2019
BA178 JFK 0905 – LHR 1950

15 March 2019
BA213 LHR 1115 – BOS 1455
BA212 BOS 1955 – LHR 0630+1

16 March 2019
BA213 LHR 1115 – BOS 1455
BA212 BOS 1950 – LHR 0625+1

17 March 2019
BA283 LHR 1035 – LAX 1455
BA282 LAX 1735 – LHR 1055+1

Mar 18, 2019, 8:46 am

#374

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Archiving G-BNLY's first week's flights

G–BNLY (Landor livery)

9 March 2019
BA100 DUB – LHR
BA211 LHR 1605 – MIA 2055
BA210 MIA 2320 – LHR 1240+1

10 March 2019
BA085 LHR 1730 – YVR 2010
BA084 YVR 2210 – LHR 1430+1

11 March 2019
BA59 LHR 2130 – CPT 1105+1

12 March 2019
BA58 CPT 1845 – LHR 0445+1

14 March 2019
BA289 LHR 1435 – PHX 1835
BA288 PHX 2045 – LHR 1335+1

15 March 2019
BA211 LHR 1605 – MIA 2155

16 March 2019
BA210 MIA 0040 – LHR 1300+1
BA275 LHR 1600 – LAS 1945
BA274 LAS 2205 – LHR 1455+1

17 March 2019
BA157 LHR 2200 – KWI 0710+1

Mar 18, 2019, 8:59 am

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This may be mere coincidence, but the date I last saw for G-CIVB (Negus) was 20 March 2019. Both G-BYGC and G-BNLY currently seem to be planned to be on the ground at LHR on 19 March 2019, with G-BNLY planned to be on the ground on 20 March 2019 as well. I wonder whether this may be for photo opportunities?