Earlier on today, I posted a bit of background and some pictures of the British Airways BOAC retrojet – The BOAC Boeing 747-400.
Let’s take a deeper dive in to the plane as it arrived at London Heathrow today.
G-BYGC flew in from Dublin Airport after having its repaint completed there. It arrived at Heathrow at 10:24 local time.
In the photo, note the Golden Speedbird on the tail, and the traditional BOAC colours as flown between 1964 and 1974
And touchdown of G-BYGC at it’s home of London Heathrow.
G-BYGC under its own power as it taxis from Runway 27R/9L towards the TDM hanger at Heathrow Airport
A beauty turn. Note the extra titles on the rear of the fuselage.
The aircraft now attached to a tug, to tow it into the hanger and its arrival ceremony.
Not the Union flag flying from the cockpit.
British Airways Ambassadors waving flags to celebrate the arrival of the aircraft.
It was rather wet..
Speedbirds everywhere.
On arrival outside the hanger, steps were attached, and the flight crew disembarked.
Not mentioned: I wonder if they disarmed the doors correctly… Yes. They did…
The Flight Crew and the British Airways Brand Ambassadors.
With the flight crew disembarked and the plane re-secured, the plane was towed into the hanger, where it was pride of place as part of British Airways 100th Anniversary Celebrations.
Being towed in the hanger
Edging closer
Upper Barrel shot
Lower barrel shot.
A close up of the tail detail. The Golden Speedbird takes pride of place, with the registration picked out in gold. The classic Boeing 747 font is used as well, along with a nod to today – with the current British Airways logo and Speedmarque, with the 100th anniversary logo (itself, a derivative of the Speedmarque).
Even the engine nacelles are decorated.
Again, the BOAC type-logo is picked out in gold, with the traditional background. Two of the British Airways Brand Ambassadors are dressed in period dress.
A sign of the festivities.
Two of the British Airways Brand Ambassadors, and the back of a Rolls Royce RB-211 Engine.
Photographers Notes:
- Primary Camera: Canon EOS R with 24-105 f4 L and 100-400 f4.5-f5.6 L
- Secondary Camera: Canon EOS 6D with a 70-200 f4 L
- Tertiary Camera: Apple iPhone Xs
Economy Class and Beyond was a media guest of British Airways. Many thanks for the access to aid in the preparation of this article.
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I am absolutely obsessed with this Livery. I am really hopping I get the chance to fly it later this year.
Considering the seemingly unanimous praise, it would be nice if some airline executive somewhere would get it through their head that such liveries are so much more impactful for the overall brand than a white fuselage with a logo slapped on it.
On the point entirely. Even IAG has gone down the line of Eurowhite and coloured stripe.
Again, cost is part of the equation, but that could be offset by the brand projection this could give.
And yes. Get away from the Eurowhite fuselage…