British Airways announced the phasing out of its fleet of Boeing-747 Airliners.
The decision to abandon the operation of the so-called "Jumbo Jet", which celebrated the half-century anniversary of its first flight in 2019, is due to the need for austerity in the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The last Boeing-747, capable of carrying 400 passengers, will be decommissioned in 2024, said the carrier, which has a fleet of 31 aircraft of this class.
British Airways, part of the IAG group, announced earlier that it was cutting 12,000 jobs, which is more than a quarter of the airline's staff.
BA's decision also bodes ill for the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380. The production of this currently unprofitable airliner was announced in February 2019.
Air France, for its part, has already announced the end of operation of nine of its A380, which was originally planned for the end of 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led global airlines to realize that wide-body aircrafts with low occupancy and consuming too much fuel are an obstacle in their efforts to restore profitability.
According to market analysts, in the current situation, air carriers are betting on lighter, more economical and environmentally friendly models, such as the Airbus A350.
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