Discover which British Airways flights are to be flown each day by one of the specially repainted aircraft. #BA100 #BAretrojet
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Simply stunning shot of G-BYGC in motion, as she accelerates on her final take-off roll from Cardiff Airport today, by @CardiffOTT
Thank you so much for sharing it Peter.
To the followers of BA’s retrojets worldwide in 2019, the official news that both the @British_Airways B747-400 retrojets BOAC (G-BYGC) and Landor (G-BNLY) are to be preserved is hugely significant. All four B747s (including G-CIVW) will need supporting. mediacentre.britishairways.c…
So here we go, with the poll of polls.
Which is your favourite #BA100 retrojet livery ? Landor won by a mile yesterday with 65% of the vote, to represent BA post 1974, but which is your overall favourite when up against both the classic BEA red square & timeless BOAC Speedbird ?
16%BEA A319 G-EUPJ
44%BOAC B747-400 G-BYGC
40%BA Landor B747-400 G-BNLY
800 votes • Final resultsHere is a reminder of the contenders.
BEA A319 (@andyd888 ), BOAC B744 (@AirlineGeeks) and BA Landor B744 (@DENAirport). All are fantastic photos, but remember we are voting for the best livery, rather than photo. Poll closes at 9pm tonight. What a great year #BA100 has been.
Now here's a wonderful selection of photos of the BA Landor liveried B747-400 retrojet G-BNLY. Thanks for sharing Tyler.
Just over an hour to go before the poll closes on tonight's semifinal. Get voting if you haven't already. #BA100
Looking simply stunning James. What great light 😍
Don't forget our poll, closing at 9pm tonight (GMT), to determine which BA livery (since 1974) will feature in a 3 way head to head poll tomorrow against the BEA & BOAC retrojet liveries, to determine the overall winner. #BA100
Vote for your favourite @British_Airways livery of the past. The B757 retrojet is from the B757 fleet retirement in 2010 whilst the Chelsea Rose is the Utopia one so many of us wanted to see again in 2019. Winner will poll against BEA & BOAC tomorrow. Photos below (1/2)
10%B747-400 G-CIVB Negus 1st
18%B757-200 G-CPET Negus 2nd
65%B747-400 G-BNLY Landor
7%B742 G-BDXK Chelsea Rose
643 votes • Final results
This ramp action shot of Landor liveried B744 G-BNLY is another stunning shot, floodlit on the apron under a crescent moon. Thanks go to @Indian_Spotter for sending this in. Catch the BA B747 fleet on selective Delhi & Mumbai flights in summer 2020, hopefully with a retrojet.
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In case you missed this stunning shot of A319 G-EUPJ, taken in Salzburg in March, here it is again.
This has to be a contender for best @British_Airways retrojet photograph of the year. 😍
The BEA A319 retrojet G-EUPJ visiting Salzburg, Austria as BA682/683 on Monday.
Photograph taken by Walter Hager on behalf of the BA Austria team. #BA100 @British_Airways
Camelback Mountain behind, taken by Kory (@KTC_Photography) of the Negus & Negus liveried B744 G-CIVB landing on R/W26 at Phoenix Sky Harbor. Good news if you like the B747 on this route from LHR, she'll be returning to PHX selectively throughout the summer, including all of Sept
And this I absolutely love, by @NielSwart_ZA 😍
G-BNLY looking at her absolute best ! #BA100
This has to be another contender for best photo, by @AirbusRed, of A319 G-EUPJ, wearing BEA colours. She will be the first of the 4 retrojets to leave the fleet, provisionally in Feb 2020, so catch her whilst you can, before she's retired.
Well here we go, and what an amazing photo to start with, taken by @annerogersphoto, of G-BYGC in BOAC colours, alongside the @rafredarrows at the 2019 RIAT. #BA100
An advantage of shooting from the campsite I was on for @airtattoo was that #BA100's BOAC liveried 747 flew right over the top of us! One of those fantastic 'airshow moments'. :)
As 2019 draws to a close I hope you've all enjoyed the #BA100 retro liveries. I'm sorry the advance notice had to be suspended as BA's new social media rules interfered with the intent here. I'll retweet any favourite photos you send me of the fleet. Best regards, @Tim_the_Pilot
Hopefully @BAretrojets will be able to return soon, once this is confirmed by @British_Airways
Good News! We have had some very constructive talks regarding the use of social media by BA employees. Changes are on the way, and they are all good! Thanks for all your messages of support & also thanks to our management team for listening & agreeing to make changes 👍🏻#BASMART
Update to the BA retrojet fleet movements for the next few days. As always, this is subject to last minute operational change. Please note, this will be the last update until early June, due to annual leave. See you in June 👋
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We are 100 days away from our big birthday! The countdown begins now…🎉🎉 #BA100 #Centenary