The images below of G-BNLO were taken on August 17, 2016 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Less than a year later, on March 22, 2017, the Boeing 747-400 was retired by British Airways and now sits in storage.
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G-BNLO
G-BNLO made its maiden flight on October 9, 1990 and was delivered to British Airways on October 25, 1990. On March 22, 2017, the Boeing 747-400 was retired by the airline and put into storage. At that time, the aircraft carried a maximum total of 347 passengers with 14 seats in first class, 52 in business class, 36 in premium economy and 245 in economy class.
On January 20, 2011, an unfortunate situation interrupted a flight being performed by G-BNLO. The Boeing 747 was flying form London, England to Sao Paulo, Brazil. They were just past Lisbon, Portugal when the aircraft was forced to divert back to Lisbon. A 69 year old female passenger had gone unconscious with no signs of life. After landing, the passenger was pronounced dead.
More recently, on December 11, 2014, a flight from London, England to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates was cut short due to a technical difficulty. Taking off from London Heathrow, the climb was halted at 8,000 feet when it was realized the landing gear would not retract. G-BNLO landed safely back at Heathrow and passengers were taken to their destination via a replacement airplane.
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Boeing 747-400
The first Boeing 747 of any kind was introduced in 1969 with Pan American World Airways. The first Boeing 747-400 model made its first flight in 1988 and was introduced with Northwest Airlines (since merged with Delta Air Lines) in 1989.
In all, 694 of the -400 model were built with the last rolling off the assembly line in 2009. Most airlines now are in the process of retiring this model of 747.
The Boeing 747-400 is 71 metres or 232 feet in length with a wingspan of 64 metres or 212 feet. At the tail, the height is 19 metres or 64 feet. The flight range for this aircraft is a lofty 13,490 kilometres.
British Airways
British Airways was created in 1974 with the merging of four airlines: British Overseas Airways, British European Airways, Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines. In 2011, British Airways merged with Iberia. The airline is headquartered in Waterside, Harmondsworth, England and is a founding member of the Oneworld Alliance.
The airline has more than 275 aircraft flying to over 180 destinations around the world. Leading the fleet are 12 Airbus A380-800 aircraft and over 30 Boeing 747-400 models. The most numerous in the fleet is currently the Airbus A320-200.