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Old Feb 19, 2019, 2:41 am
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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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Old Mar 21, 2019, 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
hich means I will shortly have flown 2 of the 4, BEA and BOAC, and I've seen Landor close up. But I don't have many 747s in the next month or so, as things stand, so I wonder who will be first to have flown the quad?
Probably a 747 pilot who commutes to LHR on the Airbus.
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Old Mar 21, 2019, 1:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Trent900
The 'a' is correct but the titles are too high. Great job otherwise.
i thought so too, initially. But on closer inspection, the title's size and position appears to be correct. With the longer bubble of the 400, the extended line of upper deck windows does alter the visual effect somewhat. Like yourself, I think BA has done a grand job.
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Old Mar 21, 2019, 2:08 pm
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I’ve always wondered, what was the basis for some Negus aircraft having just ‘British’ and others the full ‘British airways’? Aircraft type (given the retro 757 was the former and today’s 747 the latter), or were there different periods?

I am convinced I have seen photos of aircraft of all sorts wearing both titles but thought until I saw the mock-up that the 747 would be just British like the retirement 75s..
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Old Mar 21, 2019, 2:13 pm
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Originally Posted by aflan85
I’ve always wondered, what was the basis for some Negus aircraft having just ‘British’ and others the full ‘British airways’? Aircraft type (given the retro 757 was the former and today’s 747 the latter), or were there different periods?

I am convinced I have seen photos of aircraft of all sorts wearing both titles but thought until I saw the mock-up that the 747 would be just British like the retirement 75s..
I think 70’s Negus was “British airways” and 80’s Negus was “British” it was something to do with trying to copy American Airlines, who had “American” written on their planes at the time. I think anyway!
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Old Mar 21, 2019, 2:21 pm
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Yes, I believe the first Negus version just had British, and then a revision used British airways [sic]. I think the revision might have changed the belt-line on some aircraft too, as well as other minor changes.

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Old Mar 21, 2019, 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by RB211
Yes, I believe the first Negus version just had British, and then a revision used British airways [sic]. I think the revision might have changed the belt-line on some aircraft too, as well as other minor changes.

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it was the other way around. British airways originally, later modified with big British
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Old Mar 21, 2019, 3:20 pm
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Originally Posted by Prospero
it was the other way around. British airways originally, later modified with big British
Yes, you are correct. I had it the wrong way round. That's what happens when I rely on my memory!

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Old Mar 21, 2019, 4:33 pm
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Originally Posted by RB211
Yes, I believe the first Negus version just had British, and then a revision used British airways [sic]. I think the revision might have changed the belt-line on some aircraft too, as well as other minor changes.

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Now a livery with "British airways [sic]" would really appeal to the pedant in me...!
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Old Mar 21, 2019, 4:58 pm
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Now a livery with "British airways [sic]" would really appeal to the pedant in me...!
But they would probably use "British airways [Sic]"

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Old Mar 22, 2019, 2:22 am
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Originally Posted by RB211
But they would probably use "British airways [Sic]"

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[runs screaming from the forum]
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Old Mar 22, 2019, 3:31 am
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Old Mar 22, 2019, 3:37 am
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I think this is definitely the weakest of the four. I thought it would be the BEA, as I was disappointed they went for 'red square' as opposed to 'Speedjack' (but I was proved wrong, since I think the A319 looks great).

Does anyone know why the 'a' is not capitalised in 'airways?'
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Old Mar 22, 2019, 3:51 am
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Old Mar 22, 2019, 4:17 am
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Originally Posted by RB211
But they would probably use "British airways [Sic]"

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Like the Welsh out-of-office roadsign BBC News - E-mail error ends up on road sign

Thanks all for your answers, I must say I have a preference for the British scheme, it looks a bit more striking (especially on the 757).

Interesting point regarding the AA similarity, makes me wonder if we should be more forgiving of our transatlantic cousins when they say they are flying on ‘British’ (though never British Air )
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Old Mar 22, 2019, 4:44 am
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