Aircraft
British Airways Bids Adieu to First of 31 Retired 747s
Boeing 747-400 registration G-CIVD departs London Heathrow for the last time on Tuesday.
The sun has set on British Airways’ Boeing 747s. (Photo: British Airways)
The sun has set on British Airways’ Boeing 747s. (Photo: British Airways)

British Airways plans to send the first of 31 idled Boeing 747s to its final destination at a Spanish storage and reclamation facility on Tuesday. The 747-400, carrying registration G-CIVD, will depart at 9 a.m. local time from London Heathrow Airport as flight number BA9170E.