BEA inaugurated Comet 4B jetliner service to numerous destinations in Europe in April 1960. In 1974, BEA merged back with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways, the current flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. #DefunctThursday#BEA#BOAC#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on February 24, 2022.
Britain's former international flag carrier airline, British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC was founded #onthisday in 1939. In 1974, BOAC merged with British European Airways (BEA) to form @British_Airways. Did you ever fly on #BOAC? #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on November 24, 2020.
Following Pan American World Airways’ introduction of the #Boeing 747 in January 1970, #BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) received the aircraft and launched transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV#avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on April 07, 2020.
The 747 offered #BOAC a far more comfortable, roomy, and luxurious option compared to the narrow-body Vickers VC10. It also had a capacity that was more than double that of the VC10 or the Boeing 707. Did you ever fly on a BOAC 747? #WidebodyAV#avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
#BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) launched Boeing 747 widebody transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV#avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
The #Vickers VC10 could carry over 150 passengers and was one of the fastest subsonic jetliners produced. Operated by #BOAC, the #VC10 achieved the shortest average transatlantic flight time between London and New York. #AviationEvolutionsThis tweet was posted on June 29, 2018.