Which carrier do you think will be the last 747-400 operator?
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BA (filler)
I think delta airlines because they like to keep their planes for a long time.
Delta’s last 747 will be retired by 2017. Not that far off.
BA/LH (Fill)
Seems like BA and KL to me.
Probably some cargo outfit operating a cargo variant for whatever reason.
Yeah delta is gpnna get of them in 2017 :( there just gomna keep upgrading and expanding there 777 fleet
Some cargo company…
MyCargo 744 is a turkish livery, Iwould like see on IF…
BA or a cargo airline.
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Any reason why everyone believes that BA will keep their B744s last?
They have many, and orders/expansion aircraft may not be enough to replace that fleet, they are critical to multiple routes, BA has put retirement date fairly far into the future.
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British Airways
British airways has 51 747-400s and plans to keep them until at least 2030
Agreed…,
BA’s 747s were delivered between 1989 and 1999. The plans are gradually retiring them over the next 10-14 years, some have already gone and the fleet is now already down to 40. The plan is to reduce the fleet to 39 by early 2016, and a further 30 will be retired by 2023. The remaining 9 aircraft will be retired before 2030.