The aircraft's operating economics are fundamentally unappealing to legacy airlines.

The type remains in service with a handful of cargo and passenger airlines.

British Airways is retiring its fleet of 31 Boeing 747s four years ahead of schedule as it braces for a sustained slump in global air travel due to the pandemic. British Airways is retiring its fleet ...

UK cargo start-up One Air is preparing to introduce a second Boeing 747 freighter, having conducted its inaugural long-haul service. The carrier flew its initial 747-400SF from London Stansted to ...

British Airways World Cargo will next month introduce a new cargo freighter in Kenya market. This is expected to increase its cargo carrying capacity on the Kenya-UK by 30 per cent. The Boeing 747-8 ...

Newly-established UK cargo operator One Air has introduced a second Boeing 747-400 freighter to its fleet. The airline states that the 747-400BDSF will support charter services between London Heathrow ...

LONDON—Bureaucratic issues triggered by the UK’s exit from the EU mean British cargo carrier One Air must send its Boeing 747s for heavy maintenance in the U.S. “It's a pain we could do without,” One ...