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Aviation fans with money to spend, take note – British Airways has designed a limited-edition range of luggage crafted from decommissioned Boeing 747s.
Partnering with luxury luggage brand Globe-Trotter, the British airline has created the carry-on bags to mark the retirement of its 747 fleet.
Taking inspiration from the airline’s famed BOAC livery, the BOAC Speedbird suitcases are hand
made in England and incorporate the Gold Speedbird’ insignia. British Airways and luxury travel brand Globe-Trotter have teamed up to create a limited-edition range of carry-on suitcases to mark the retirement of the airline s 747 fleet. Courtesy British Airways
Inside, nestled among fabric printed with a jumbo jet pattern, is a fragment from one of BA s retired 747 aircraft.
British Airways has launched a new range of £1,935 carry-on suitcases made with parts of its retired Boeing 747 planes.
The airline s BOAC Speedbird suitcases pay tribute to the planes which were removed from service last year.
Only 150 suitcases will be on sale and each one will contain a different fragment from a 747 in the bag s interior.
British Airways has launched a new range of £1,935 carry-on suitcases made out of its retired Boeing 747 planes
The airline s BOAC Speedbird suitcases pay tribute to the planes which were removed from service last year
Only 150 suitcases will be on sale and each one will contain a different fragment from a 747 in the bag s interior
British Airways Partners Globe-Trotter for 150 Handmade BOAC Speedbird Suitcases
(14 Jan 2021) To mark the retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet, British Airways has partnered with Globe-Trotter to create a limited-edition range of carry-on suitcases which celebrate the spirit of the jumbo jet age.
Taking inspiration from the airline’s BOAC livery, which also adorned the final British Airways aircraft to retire in December 2020, the BOAC Speedbird suitcases have been handmade in England and incorporate the iconic ‘Gold Speedbird’ insignia and a fragment from a retired British Airways 747 aircraft.
To officially launch the range, two of the suitcases are being auctioned via online auction platform
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While we may not be able to travel right now, many of us are already dreaming of our next adventure. So the new luggage collection and charity auction from British Airways and Globe-Trotter couldn’t have come along at a better moment; guaranteed to make that long-awaited trip a suitably glamorous one.
BOAC Speedbird Suitcase by Globe Trotter
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On 13 January, BA announced the news of an auction of two of the special, limited-edition range of carry-on suitcases, created to honour the retirement of its 747 fleet. Globe-Trotter has been a favourite of travel connoisseurs since its establishment in 1897, with the new collection marking a pairing of two legendary British brands. Indeed BA and Globe-Trotter have long been closely associated, with the luggage manufacturer becoming the go-to for BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) crew in the 1960s.
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It is the last in BA s 31-strong fleet and was wrapped in Gold Speedbird livery to mark the airline s centenary
The jet was waved off by crowds of engineers at Cardiff airport, and landed in St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan
Touching down after the four-mile trip, it was met by an audience of invited guests including BA cabin crew
The last British Airways 747 took off one final time today before being retired due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The jumbo jet - the last in BA s 31-strong fleet and wrapped in the retro Gold Speedbird livery to mark the airline s centenary - took to the skies for a short, four-mile flight.