According to CNN Business, British Airways will retire 31 Boeing 747 jets, four years ahead of schedule.<br />The coronavirus pandemic has wiped out the demand for air travel, and many airlines are cutting the size of their fleets and scrapping older aircraft.<br />British Airways is the world's biggest operator of the 747-400. <br />In a statement on Friday, they said, "It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing to retire our entire 747 fleet with immediate effect."<br />The once groundbreaking jumbo jet was one of the most popular planes in the world. <br />British Airways follows other airlines like Lufthansa, who is cutting 100 aircraft from its fleet. <br />They grounded all 14 of its A380s in March, with no plans to get them back in the air anytime soon.
