Last edit by: Globaliser
Active / Stored
The below represents the latest status of all of BA's fleet (Active or Stored) and their last known locations:
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BA Mainline
Barcelona (4):
A319 Fleet
Stored (1) : G-DBCD
A320CEO Fleet
Stored (3) : G-EUUL / G-EUUN / G-MEDK
Cardiff (5): (These aircraft are being refitted in CS interiors / getting maintenance)
B777-200ER Fleet
Stored (4) : G-VIIK / G-VIIN / G-YMMK / G-YMML
B777-300ER Fleet
Stored (1) : G-STBH
Doha (2):
A380 Fleet
Stored (2): G-XLEE / G-XLEJ
Glasgow (5): (Some aircraft are also receiving maintenance)
A320CEO Fleet
Stored (5) : G-EUUR / G-EUYF / G-EUYM / G-EUYV / G-MIDT
London Gatwick (41):
A319 Fleet
Stored (13) : G-DBCA / G-DBCC / G-DBCF / G-DBCG / G-EUOA / G-EUOE / G-EUOF / G-EUPG / G-EUPJ / G-EUPL / G-EUPP / G-EUPT / G-EUPY
A320CEO Fleet
Stored (18) : G-EUUB / G-EUUC / G-EUUF / G-EUUH / G-EUUM / G-EUUP / G-EUUS / G-EUUU / G-EUUY / G-EUYA / G-EUYB / G-EUYC / G-EUYE / G-EUYI / G-EUYK / G-EUYN / G-GATK / G-MIDY
B777-200ER Fleet
Active (10) :G-VIIO / G-VIIP / G-VIIR / G-VIIT / G-VIIU / G-VIIX / G-YMMB / G-YMMC / G-YMME / G-YMMF
London Heathrow (163):
A319 Fleet
Active (16): G-DBCB / G-DBCE / G-DBCH / G-DBCJ / G-DBCK / G-EUOG / G-EUPD / G-EUPK / G-EUPM / G-EUPN / G-EUPO / G-EUPR / G-EUPS / G-EUPU / G-EUPW / G-EUPZ
A320CEO Fleet
Active (33) : G-EUUA / G-EUUD / G-EUUE / G-EUUG / G-EUUI / G-EUUJ / G-EUUK / G-EUUO / G-EUUT / G-EUUV / G-EUUW / G-EUUX / G-EUUZ / G-EUYD / G-EUYG / G-EUYH / G-EUYJ / G-EUYL / G-EUYO / G-EUYP / G-EUYR / G-EUYS / G-EUYT / G-EUYU / G-EUYW / G-EUYX / G-EUYY / G-GATL / G-GATM / G-MIDO / G-MIDS / G-TTOB / G-TTOE
A320NEO Fleet
Active (17) : G-TTNA / G-TTNB / G-TTNC / G-TTND / G-TTNE / G-TTNF / G-TTNG / G-TTNH / G-TTNI / G-TTNJ / G-TTNK / G-TTNL / G-TTNM / G-TTNN / G-TTNO / G-TTNP / G-TTNR
A321NEO Fleet
Active (10) : G-NEOP / G-NEOR / G-NEOS / G-NEOT / G-NEOU / G-NEOV / G-NEOW / G-NEOX / G-NEOY / G-NEOZ
B788 Fleet
Active (12): G-ZBJA / G-ZBJB / G-ZBJC / G-ZBJD /G-ZBJE / G-ZBJF / G-ZBJG / G-ZBJH / G-ZBJI / G-ZBJJ / G-ZBJK / G-ZBJKM
B789 Fleet
Active (18): G-ZBKA / G-ZBKB / G-ZBKC / G-ZBKD / G-ZBKE / G-ZBKF / G-ZBKG / G-ZBKH / G-ZBKI / G-ZBKJ / G-ZBKK / G-ZBKL / G-ZBKM / G-ZBKN / G-ZBKO / G-ZBKP / G-ZBKR / G-ZBKS
B781 Fleet
Active (2): G-ZBLA / G-ZBLB
A351 Fleet
Active (8): G-XWBA / G-XWBB / G-XWBC / G-XWBD / G-XWBE / G-XWBF / G-XWBG / G-XWBH
A380 Fleet
Active (5): G-XLEA / G-XLED / G-XLEG / G-XLEI / G-XLEL
Stored/maintenance (1): G-XLEC
B777-200ER Fleet
Active (26) : G-YMMA / G-YMMD / G-YMMG / G-YMMH / G-YMMI / G-YMMJ / G-YMMN / G-YMMO / G-YMMP / G-YMMR / G-YMMS / G-YMMT / G-YMMU / G-RAES / G-VIIA / G-VIIB / G-VIIC / G-VIID / G-VIIE / G-VIIF / G-VIIG / G-VIIH / G-VIIJ / G-VIIM / G-VIIS / G-VIIY
Stored (1) : G-VIIL
B777-300ER Fleet
Active (15): G-STBA / G-STBB / G-STBC / G-STBD / G-STBE / G-STBF / G-STBG / G-STBI / G-STBJ / G-STBK / G-STBL / G-STBM / G-STBN / G-STBO / G-STBP
Madrid (28):
A320CEO Fleet
Stored (8) : G-GATH / G-GATJ / G-GATN / G-GATP / G-GATR / G-GATS / G-GATU / G-MIDX
A321CEO Fleet
Stored (18) : G-EUXC / G-EUXD / G-EUXE / G-EUXF / G-EUXG / G-EUXH / G-EUXI / G-EUXJ / G-EUXK / G-EUXL / G-EUXM / G-MEDF / G-MEDG / G-MEDJ / G-MEDL / G-MEDM / G-MEDN / G-MEDU
A380 Fleet
Stored (2) : G-XLEH / G-XLEK
Manila (2): (These aircraft are undergoing maintenance)
A380 Fleet
Stored (2) : G-XLEB / G-XLEF
Teruel (1):
B777-200ER Fleet
Stored (1) : G-VIIW
Abu Dhabi (1):
B777-200ER Fleet
Stored (1) : G-VIIV
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BA Cityflyer
London City Airport:
E190 Fleet
Active (17) :G-LCAB / G-LCAC / G-LCAD / G-LCAF / G-LCAG / G-LCAH / G-LCYJ / G-LCYK / G-LCYL / G-LCYM / G-LCYN / G-LCYO / G-LCYP / G-LCYR / G-LCYU / G-LCYW / G-LCYZ
Norwich (6):
E190 Fleet
Stored (6): G-LCAA / G-LCAE / G-LCYS / G-LCYT / G-LCYV / G-LCYX
The below represents the latest status of all of BA's fleet (Active or Stored) and their last known locations:
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BA Mainline
Barcelona (4):
A319 Fleet
Stored (1) : G-DBCD
A320CEO Fleet
Stored (3) : G-EUUL / G-EUUN / G-MEDK
Cardiff (5): (These aircraft are being refitted in CS interiors / getting maintenance)
B777-200ER Fleet
Stored (4) : G-VIIK / G-VIIN / G-YMMK / G-YMML
B777-300ER Fleet
Stored (1) : G-STBH
Doha (2):
A380 Fleet
Stored (2): G-XLEE / G-XLEJ
Glasgow (5): (Some aircraft are also receiving maintenance)
A320CEO Fleet
Stored (5) : G-EUUR / G-EUYF / G-EUYM / G-EUYV / G-MIDT
London Gatwick (41):
A319 Fleet
Stored (13) : G-DBCA / G-DBCC / G-DBCF / G-DBCG / G-EUOA / G-EUOE / G-EUOF / G-EUPG / G-EUPJ / G-EUPL / G-EUPP / G-EUPT / G-EUPY
A320CEO Fleet
Stored (18) : G-EUUB / G-EUUC / G-EUUF / G-EUUH / G-EUUM / G-EUUP / G-EUUS / G-EUUU / G-EUUY / G-EUYA / G-EUYB / G-EUYC / G-EUYE / G-EUYI / G-EUYK / G-EUYN / G-GATK / G-MIDY
B777-200ER Fleet
Active (10) :G-VIIO / G-VIIP / G-VIIR / G-VIIT / G-VIIU / G-VIIX / G-YMMB / G-YMMC / G-YMME / G-YMMF
London Heathrow (163):
A319 Fleet
Active (16): G-DBCB / G-DBCE / G-DBCH / G-DBCJ / G-DBCK / G-EUOG / G-EUPD / G-EUPK / G-EUPM / G-EUPN / G-EUPO / G-EUPR / G-EUPS / G-EUPU / G-EUPW / G-EUPZ
A320CEO Fleet
Active (33) : G-EUUA / G-EUUD / G-EUUE / G-EUUG / G-EUUI / G-EUUJ / G-EUUK / G-EUUO / G-EUUT / G-EUUV / G-EUUW / G-EUUX / G-EUUZ / G-EUYD / G-EUYG / G-EUYH / G-EUYJ / G-EUYL / G-EUYO / G-EUYP / G-EUYR / G-EUYS / G-EUYT / G-EUYU / G-EUYW / G-EUYX / G-EUYY / G-GATL / G-GATM / G-MIDO / G-MIDS / G-TTOB / G-TTOE
A320NEO Fleet
Active (17) : G-TTNA / G-TTNB / G-TTNC / G-TTND / G-TTNE / G-TTNF / G-TTNG / G-TTNH / G-TTNI / G-TTNJ / G-TTNK / G-TTNL / G-TTNM / G-TTNN / G-TTNO / G-TTNP / G-TTNR
A321NEO Fleet
Active (10) : G-NEOP / G-NEOR / G-NEOS / G-NEOT / G-NEOU / G-NEOV / G-NEOW / G-NEOX / G-NEOY / G-NEOZ
B788 Fleet
Active (12): G-ZBJA / G-ZBJB / G-ZBJC / G-ZBJD /G-ZBJE / G-ZBJF / G-ZBJG / G-ZBJH / G-ZBJI / G-ZBJJ / G-ZBJK / G-ZBJKM
B789 Fleet
Active (18): G-ZBKA / G-ZBKB / G-ZBKC / G-ZBKD / G-ZBKE / G-ZBKF / G-ZBKG / G-ZBKH / G-ZBKI / G-ZBKJ / G-ZBKK / G-ZBKL / G-ZBKM / G-ZBKN / G-ZBKO / G-ZBKP / G-ZBKR / G-ZBKS
B781 Fleet
Active (2): G-ZBLA / G-ZBLB
A351 Fleet
Active (8): G-XWBA / G-XWBB / G-XWBC / G-XWBD / G-XWBE / G-XWBF / G-XWBG / G-XWBH
A380 Fleet
Active (5): G-XLEA / G-XLED / G-XLEG / G-XLEI / G-XLEL
Stored/maintenance (1): G-XLEC
B777-200ER Fleet
Active (26) : G-YMMA / G-YMMD / G-YMMG / G-YMMH / G-YMMI / G-YMMJ / G-YMMN / G-YMMO / G-YMMP / G-YMMR / G-YMMS / G-YMMT / G-YMMU / G-RAES / G-VIIA / G-VIIB / G-VIIC / G-VIID / G-VIIE / G-VIIF / G-VIIG / G-VIIH / G-VIIJ / G-VIIM / G-VIIS / G-VIIY
Stored (1) : G-VIIL
B777-300ER Fleet
Active (15): G-STBA / G-STBB / G-STBC / G-STBD / G-STBE / G-STBF / G-STBG / G-STBI / G-STBJ / G-STBK / G-STBL / G-STBM / G-STBN / G-STBO / G-STBP
Madrid (28):
A320CEO Fleet
Stored (8) : G-GATH / G-GATJ / G-GATN / G-GATP / G-GATR / G-GATS / G-GATU / G-MIDX
A321CEO Fleet
Stored (18) : G-EUXC / G-EUXD / G-EUXE / G-EUXF / G-EUXG / G-EUXH / G-EUXI / G-EUXJ / G-EUXK / G-EUXL / G-EUXM / G-MEDF / G-MEDG / G-MEDJ / G-MEDL / G-MEDM / G-MEDN / G-MEDU
A380 Fleet
Stored (2) : G-XLEH / G-XLEK
Manila (2): (These aircraft are undergoing maintenance)
A380 Fleet
Stored (2) : G-XLEB / G-XLEF
Teruel (1):
B777-200ER Fleet
Stored (1) : G-VIIW
Abu Dhabi (1):
B777-200ER Fleet
Stored (1) : G-VIIV
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BA Cityflyer
London City Airport:
E190 Fleet
Active (17) :G-LCAB / G-LCAC / G-LCAD / G-LCAF / G-LCAG / G-LCAH / G-LCYJ / G-LCYK / G-LCYL / G-LCYM / G-LCYN / G-LCYO / G-LCYP / G-LCYR / G-LCYU / G-LCYW / G-LCYZ
Norwich (6):
E190 Fleet
Stored (6): G-LCAA / G-LCAE / G-LCYS / G-LCYT / G-LCYV / G-LCYX
Covid-19 : Where will BA park their planes?
#76
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 71
Wow, never seen that before (and I used to work for a 737 TPM, albeit about 30 years ago). Guess this might open up some options then of deploying some pax aircraft for freight as of course all the required securing mechanisms will be available and certified. Thanks again, interesting picture.
#77
Join Date: Jun 2010
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Posts: 310
Last edited by alvinlwh; Mar 16, 2020 at 8:29 am
#79
Join Date: May 2008
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Posts: 772
I hope its not the last time I see a BA 744 in the air
#81
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Posts: 4,747
#82
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Posts: 1,448
There’s probably quite a bit of space at SOU......
They’ll find spaces around the gaff - PIK, STN and others have huge aprons to fit a few nose-to-tail, BA doesn’t have that many really. And I’d be amazed if they didn’t keep a lot of the big ones running as freighters - cargo yields are skyrocketing at the moment. 77Ws could probably make money with no pax on some routes at the moment.
They’ll find spaces around the gaff - PIK, STN and others have huge aprons to fit a few nose-to-tail, BA doesn’t have that many really. And I’d be amazed if they didn’t keep a lot of the big ones running as freighters - cargo yields are skyrocketing at the moment. 77Ws could probably make money with no pax on some routes at the moment.
#83
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Posts: 1,448
Cambridge Airport runway is 1'965m / 6'447 ft long so capable, there is a also fair amount of available apron space.
Cambridge Airport was due to close as an operational airport with Marshall Aerospace the owners looking to relocate. Cambridge City Council have plans to build housing on the site. But at this present time it's still open although not with many movements.
Oxford Airport runway is 1'552m / 5'092 ft so not capable. Lack of apron space, narrow taxiways. You can totally discount Oxford Airport.
Cambridge Airport was due to close as an operational airport with Marshall Aerospace the owners looking to relocate. Cambridge City Council have plans to build housing on the site. But at this present time it's still open although not with many movements.
Oxford Airport runway is 1'552m / 5'092 ft so not capable. Lack of apron space, narrow taxiways. You can totally discount Oxford Airport.
#84
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Toronto
Programs: BA Exec Club - Demoted to Bronze and re-promoted to Silver alongside AC Elite 50K (gold) in 2022
Posts: 393
So in my teen years as an air cadet, I flew chipmunks out of Manston. The runway was massive (can't remember the length) and was the designated Major Diversionary Airport (may have a different term now) for Heathrow for any landing likely to dig up the runway, or a hijack though I think Stansted now deals with the latter issue.
Kemble is still used by Titan for maintenance of the 734 freighters but I don't know it's length relative to the alternatives and the performance of a 734 vs an A319 / A320. I think there is probably a lot of un-used space at Heathrow (including some of terminal 4) to store aircraft.
The most logical non civil airport would be Brize Norton which has the RAF A330 fleet, and recently had the WAMOS 747 land with repatriation flights. It's secure and an hour's drive from Heathrow. I am also assuming, that retirements up to the end of the year are likely to come forward to reduce costs. Equally, not withstanding the materials required - that maintenance and mods (seating layouts etc) could in theory be accelerated at sites other than LHR . ie using the seats from CIVM as a second set of float for 747 refurbs.
I'm assuming there is a sweet spot between mothballing aircraft which take time to de-mothball / get back to Heathrow, rotating the fleet, and keeping part of T5 open. If you assume US carriers drop to nothing or next to nothing, AND Virgin park aircraft at T3 there is still room. QANTAS is dropping the A380 to london this week or next and going down to two departures a day - both to Melbourne and Sydney via Perth on 787-900s and so once everyone has decided what they're doing - I think the solution will become clear.
When this is all done, the parking and storing has to be (relatively) easy to undo as services ramp up again). I note citiflier has now parked 6/7 E170s and E190s at Norwich and 1 at Southend - all an easy drive from LCY.
Kemble is still used by Titan for maintenance of the 734 freighters but I don't know it's length relative to the alternatives and the performance of a 734 vs an A319 / A320. I think there is probably a lot of un-used space at Heathrow (including some of terminal 4) to store aircraft.
The most logical non civil airport would be Brize Norton which has the RAF A330 fleet, and recently had the WAMOS 747 land with repatriation flights. It's secure and an hour's drive from Heathrow. I am also assuming, that retirements up to the end of the year are likely to come forward to reduce costs. Equally, not withstanding the materials required - that maintenance and mods (seating layouts etc) could in theory be accelerated at sites other than LHR . ie using the seats from CIVM as a second set of float for 747 refurbs.
I'm assuming there is a sweet spot between mothballing aircraft which take time to de-mothball / get back to Heathrow, rotating the fleet, and keeping part of T5 open. If you assume US carriers drop to nothing or next to nothing, AND Virgin park aircraft at T3 there is still room. QANTAS is dropping the A380 to london this week or next and going down to two departures a day - both to Melbourne and Sydney via Perth on 787-900s and so once everyone has decided what they're doing - I think the solution will become clear.
When this is all done, the parking and storing has to be (relatively) easy to undo as services ramp up again). I note citiflier has now parked 6/7 E170s and E190s at Norwich and 1 at Southend - all an easy drive from LCY.
#85
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
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Posts: 3,440
The following London City frames are now in storage at Norwich/Southend:
G-LCYD/P/R/S/T/U/V/W/Y
G-LCAA/B
The following following London City frames are in maintenance:
G-LCYL/O
This means only 11 LCY aircraft are operating at the moment.
G-LCYD/P/R/S/T/U/V/W/Y
G-LCAA/B
The following following London City frames are in maintenance:
G-LCYL/O
This means only 11 LCY aircraft are operating at the moment.
#90
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 55
This will never happen, LHR would need to have 2 runways at all times even during these quiet times. This would be due to the fact that if ever one runway becomes non operational for various reasons, then they could keep planes flying using the other runway as single operations