If by now you've read the history of the British Airways Negus livery, you should be well up to date on the paint work. As well as being treated to Negus, I also got to see the BOAC livered Boeing 747 arrive, and the BEA Airbus A319 (the Landor Boeing 747-400 was in the shop as it had a lighting strike, and was being painted up). British Airways BOAC Boeing 747-400 … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it up must be time for some more airplane art. To celebrate St Patrick's Day, we have two Aer Lingus Airbus A330 aircraft at Dublin Airport, with EI-GCF coming into land, and an unidentified A330-300 lining up for take off. Aer Lingus operate a fleet of eight Airbus A330-300 (the payload optimised version) and five Airbus A330-200 (the range … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an American Airlines Boeing 787-8 climbing out of Chicago O'Hare International as it begins its long haul journey. American Airlines operate a fleet of 42 Boeing 787 Dreamliners - 20 of the smaller 787-8 variant, and 22 of the larger Boeing 787-9. These support the long haul fleets, … [Read more...]

The second of British Airways retrojet arrived today at London Heathrow Airport - this time featuring the paintwork of British European Airways (BEA). BEA Airbus A319 - Image, British Airways  A quick BEA taster BEA was formed in 1946 and existed until 1974, where it merged with BOAC - thus forming the beginnings of the current British Airways. The airlines … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it's time for rather special airplane art. This time focusing on one of the aviation icons - Concorde, as it celebrates 50 years since its first flight. There's no historical run-down - a lot of Concorde's history is documented for the record elsewhere, in books, on the internet and beyond. I'm going to focus on the Concorde type planes I've spotted … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER arriving after a long journey at London Heathrow Airport on a rather grey and rainy day. The plane operates between Auckland to Los Angeles, then Los Angeles to London Heathrow (and reverse). Air New Zealand operates a fleet of eight Boeing … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

Today, G-BYGC has arrived back for the paint shop in Dublin, in a special livery to celebrate 100 years of British Airways. This plane will feature the colours of the British Overseas Airways Corporation - or BOAC British Airways BOAC Boeing 747-400 arriving at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond/Kevin Marshall Photography - further photos in the … [Read more...]