British Airways
British Airways has retired the first 747-100 to join its fleet. The aircraft, purchased in May 1970, clocked 102,000 hours on nearly 21,000 flights. BA, which just took delivery of its 50th 747-400, will retire all 15 of its 747-100s by 2000. It sold them to AAR Corp. and European Aviation Ltd.
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