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Project Utopia - British Airways' £60m Mistake

Documentary (2020)

Production:
Ruairidh Mac Veigh (Editor)
Ruairidh Mac Veigh (Writter)
Ruairidh Mac Veigh (Narrator)

British Airways, in a drive to become a 'world' airline rather than a British airline, embarked on an ambitious but ultimately misguided corporate rebranding, but one that would cost the carrier dearly in terms of reputation.

Also from this series:
Motion History

Before British Airways

Vickers VC10

Elegant BOAC's Golden Speedbird livery (1965-1973).

Vickers VC10 of BOAC-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Negus & Negus era

New livery adoted on all the aircraft among previous BOAC, BEA, Northeast Airlines (UK) and Cambrian Airways fleets (1974-1984).

Boeing 747-236B

Boeing 747-236B of British Airways.

Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar

Registration G-BBAG, c/n 1094. First flight October 1974, delivered to British Airways in December 1974, named Bridgewater Bay. Sold to Dragonair in March 1993, registered VR-HMW. Bought by Air Transat in October 1995, registered C-GTSX. Wfu at Mirabel, Montreal (CYMX/YMX) in September 2002.

Reg.BBAG Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar Bridgewater Bay of British Airways.

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102 of British Airways.

In 1980 Concorde of British Airways wore the modified Negus livery with enlarged 'British' lettering and 'airways' title dropped, that would be adopted progressively for the whole fleet in the forecoming year.

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102 of British Airways.

Boeing 747-436

Old fashion livery.
Too blurry to see the registration.

Boeing 747-436 of British Airways.

Landor era

Designed by Landor Associates this updated scheme was unveiled in December 1984 and adopted on the whole fleet (1984-1997).

Boeing 747-236B

Main tail fin registered either G-BDXM or G-BDXN (too blurry).
Background shows several other British Airways aircraft in Landor livery:
747 in the far background.
737-236.
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 ex British Caledonian in the foreground right.

Boeing 747-236 of British Airways.

Tail fin of G-BDXC, c/n 21240/305. First flight in April 1977. Delivered to British Airways in June 1977, named City of Manchester. On service till September 2001. Sold to European Aviation Air Charter in March 2002. Wfu at Glamorgan, Cardiff (EGFF/CWL). Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
2x Rolls-Royce RB211-524D4 of another 747 in the foreground.

Reg.G-BDXC Boeing 747-236B City of Manchester of British Airways.

Boeing 757-256

Too blurry to see the full registration (G-BIKx).

Boeing 757-236 of British Airways.

Foreground, tail fin of Boeing 737-33A of British Midland Airways, registered either G-OBMA, G-OBMB, G-OBMC or G-OBMD.

Boeing 757-236 of British Airways.

Foreground, another Boeing 757-256 of British Airways registered G-BIKW, c/n 23492/89. First flight February 1986, delivered to BA in March 1986, named Belvoir Castle. Sold to European Air Transport as OO-DPK and converted to freighter on March 2003. Leased to DHL Express in June 2003. Transfered to European Air Transport Leipzig (EAT Leipzig] in March 2010, on use again with DHL Express. Wfu at Costa Azahar, Castellón de la Plana,Spain (LECH/CDT) in December 2018.

Boeing 757-236 of British Airways.

Boeing 737-236

of British Airways in the foreground.

Boeing 747-236 of British Airways.

Boeing 747-436

Registration G-BNLC, c/n 23910/734. Delivered in October 1989 to British Airways, named City of Cardiff. Stored in October 2008. Wfu at Glamorgan, Cardiff (EGFF/CWL).

Reg.G-BNLC Boeing 747-436 City of Cardiff of British Airways.

Boeing 747-436

Boeing 747-436 of British Airways.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Ex British Caledonian.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 of British Airways.

Boeing 737-400

Boeing 747-400 of British Airways.

BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven

Background left with an Ilyushin Il-62 from Aeroflot.

BAC 111-528 One-Eleven of British Airways.

Unknown bi-Jet aircraft in the far background left.

BAC 111-528 One-Eleven of British Airways.

Olympic Airways Airbus A300 in the background. Unknown aircraft to the left.

BAC 111-528 One-Eleven of British Airways.

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102 of British Airways.

Utopia World tail / Newell & Sorrel era

Unveiled in June 1997 the basic template was by the UK agency Newell & Sorrell. The tail and rear fuselage was taken up with a variety of ethnic tail designs and special schemes from global artists designed to show BA as a global airline. (1997-1999)

Boeing 747-436 & Boeing 747-236B

Photoshopped British Airways publicity to promote the Utopia/World tail project.

From top to bottom:
1 - Boeing 747-436, Japan's Waves and Cranes (波と鶴) world tail by artist Matazō Kayama. Also known as Nami Tsuru. Nihonga painting of waves and cranes, symbolizing the cosmic world and the soul of Japan.
Livery applied on 14 different type of aircraft: G-BUSK, G-BVTJ, G-BGDJ, G-BKYP, G-ODUS, G-OGBA, ZS-NLN (Comair Ltd with BA livery), G-CIVM, G-CIVR, G-CIVX, G-BPEC, G-BZHC, G-VIIM, G-BODR.

2 - Boeing 747-236B never flew with this livery, England's Colour Down the Side world tail artist Terry Frost. Abstract Cornish painting by Frost in 1968.
Livery applied on a single aircraft: G-BRYT (Brymon Airways with BA Express livery).

3 - Boeing 747-236B never flew with this livery, Poland's Kogutki Lowickie world tail by artist Danula Wojda. Sometimes spelled Koguty Lowickie, meaning Cockerel of Lowicz. Based on paper cut-out of cockerels, peacocks and flower.
Livery applied on 9 different type of aircraft: G-BUSB, G-BGDG, G-DOCF, ZS-SBO (Comair Ltd with BA livery), G-BNLT, G-BPED, G-BRYW (Brymon Airways with BA Express livery), G-EMBC (BA CitiExpress livery), G-BNMT (Loganair with BA Express livery).
A unique variant "Flowers of Mazowsze" was applied to G-OGBC.

4 - Boeing 747-436 never flew with this livery, Egypt's Crossing Borders (عبر الحدود) world tail by artist Chant Avedissian. Reuse of Islamic and Pharaonic images and colour based on the decorations of the tentmakers of Cairo.
Livery applied on 4 different type of aircraft: G-BGDE, G-DOCT, G-BIKT, G-MSKO (Maersk Air with BA livery).
A variant of Crossing Borders was applied to G-MEDD (British Mediterranean Airways with BA livery).

5 - Boeing 747-436, Hong Kong's Rendezvous (约会) world tail by artist Yip Man-Yam. Chinese calligraphy of a poem describing water boiling.
Livery applied on 24 different type of aircraft: G-MEDB, G-BGJE, G-DOCM, G-DOCW, G-OAMS, G-BNLR, G-BYGD, G-BYGE, G-BYGG, G-CIVV, G-BIKI, G-BIKN, G-BMRE, G-BMRG, G-CPEU, G-CPEV, G-BNWC, G-BNWP, G-VIIT, G-ZZZC, G-BRYY (Brymon Airways with BA Express livery), G-MANO (British Regional Airlines with BA livery), OY-SVP (Sun Air of Scandinavia with BA livery), OY-SVZ (Sun Air of Scandinavia with BA livery).

6 - Boeing 747-436, South Africa's Ndebele Emmly world tail by artist Emmly Masanabo. Officially named Emmly Masanabo after the artist, who is of the Ndebele people. Based on a panel decorated with beads and mural-style painting; a similar panel was produced by the artist's twin sister Martha, commonly known as Ndebele Martha.
Livery applied on 4 different type of aircraft: G-BNLO, G-BIKC, G-BNWD, G-MSKL (Maersk Air with BA livery).

7 - Boeing 747-236B never flew with this livery, Ireland's Colum 1 world tail by artist Timothy O'Neill. Anglicized Irish for "Dove", a Celtic design to evoke the memory of St Columba.
Livery applied on 22 different type of aircraft with many pattern variants in 2 groups:
Colum 1: ZS-NZV (Comair Ltd with BA livery), G-BGDR, G-MSKB (Maersk Air with BA livery), G-BZAU (BA CityFlyer livery), G-BRYV (Brymon Airways with BA Express livery), G-EMBA (British Regional Airlines with BA CitiExpress livery).
Colum 2: G-BYTP (BA CityFlyer livery), G-DOCX, G-OGBB (GB Airways with BA livery), G-OMUC, G-BNLC, G-BYGB, G-CIVP, G-CPEP, G-BNWK, G-BNWV, G-VIIP, OY-SVT (Sun Air of Scandinavia with BA livery), OY-SVO (Sun Air of Scandinavia with BA livery), G-MAJC (British Regional Airlines with BA livery), G-BJOP (Loganair with BA Express livery), G-BNMU (Loganair with BA Express livery).

Boeing 747-436 and 236B of British Airways.

Boeing 747-436

Registration G-BNLT, c/n 24630/842. Delivered new to British Airways in March 1991, named City of Lincoln.
Livery Poland's Kogutki Lowickie world tail in 1997 until 2002. Scrapped in 2014.

Reg.G-BNLT Boeing 747-436 Kogugti Lowickie of British Airways.

Boeing 747-436

Registration G-BNLZ, c/n 27091/964. Delivered new to British Airways in March 1993, named City of Perth.
Operated as British Asia Airways from March 1993 to September 1994.
Livery Botswana's Animals and trees (Kg'oocoan heé naka hìian theé e) world tail by artist Cg'ose Ntcox'o. Artist is of the Ncoakhoe People of the Kalahari Desert; depicts seven jackals at an oasis. Adopted in 1997 until 2003. Stored at Cotswold, Kemble (GBA/EGBP] in May 2015. Broken up 2016.

Reg.G-BNLZ Boeing 747-436 Animals and trees of British Airways.

Boeing 757-236

Registration G-BMRH, c/n 24266/210. Delivered new to British Airways in February 1989, named Norwich Castle.
Livery Australia's Nalanji Dreaming world tail by The Balarinji Design Studio. Aboriginal art, originally designed in 1995 for Qantas and painted on a B747-300 aircraft VH-EBU. Nalanji means "our place". Environmental preservation theme. Adopted in 1998 until 2003. Sold to DHL Express in February 2004 after conversion to Freighter. Wfu at Barajas/Adolfo Suárez (LMED/MAD) in June 2018.

Reg.G-BMRH Boeing 757-236 Nalanji Dreaming of British Airways.

Boeing 757-236

Registration G-BMRF, c/n 24101/175. Delivered new to British Airways in May 1988, named Hever Castle.
Livery Australia's Water Dreaming (Ngapa Jukurrpa) world tail by artist Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Art representing northern Australian terrain. Adopted in 1998 until 2002. Sold to DHL Express in October 2002 after conversion to Freighter. Wfu at Castellón-Costa Azahar (CDT/LECH) in December 2018.

Reg.G-BMRF Boeing 757-236 Water Dreaming of British Airways.

Boeing 747-436

Registration G-BNLS, c/n 24629/841 . Delivered new to British Airways in March 1991, named City of Chester.
Livery Australia's Wunala Dreaming world tail by The Balarinji Design Studio. Like Nalanji Dreaming (see G-BMRH above) , this livery was designed for Qantas in 1994 and appeared on two B747-400 aircraft: VH-OJB and VH-OEJ. Based on an original painting inspired by "the natural colors of Australia" and executed by the Yanyuwa people. The title translates to "Kangaroo Dreaming". Adopted in 1998 until 2003. Wfu at Glamorgan, Cardiff (EGFF/CWL) in September 2014.

Reg.G-BNLS Boeing 747-436 Wunala Dreaming of British Airways.

Boeing 737-236/Adv

Registration G-BGDT, c/n 21807/710. Delivered new to British Airways in November 1980, named River Forth.
Livery Botswana's Animals and trees world tail adopted in 1997 until 2000. Sold to Comair Ltd in February 2001, operated as British Airways. Sold to Shaheen Air International in July 2009 as AP-BIU. Wfu in 2012.

Reg.G-BGDT Boeing 737-236/Adv Animals and trees of British Airways.

Boeing 737-236/Adv

Registration G-BGDO, c/n 21803/677. Delivered new to British Airways in July 1980, named River Usk.Leased to GB Airways in April 1992.Return to British Airways in Marc 1995.
Livery Canada's Whale Rider world tail by artist Joe David. From wood carving representing the whaling tradition of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. Adopted in 1997 until 2000. Leased to Comair Ltd in September 2000 registered ZS-OKD, operated as British Airways. Sold to Shaheen Air International as AP-BIT in August 2009. Wfu in November 2012.

Reg.G-BGDO Boeing 737-236/Adv Whale Rider of British Airways.

Boeing 737-4S3

Registration G-BUHL, c/n 25134/2083. First flight as N1799B in July 1991. Delivered to Malaysia Airlines in August 1991 registered 9M-MLH. Leased to British Airways as G-BUHL in March 1993. Leased to GB Airways in March 1996.
Livery Denmark's Wings (Vinger) world tail by artist Per Arnoldi. Modernist representation of seagulls in flight. Adopted in 1998 until 2001. Leased to Futura International Airways in July 2002 registered EC-IHI, charted by EasyJet Switzerland in August 2003. Purchased by Aviation Capital Group in January 2005 registered N134AA. Leased by AdamAir as PK-KKG in February 2005. Return to Aviation Capital Group as N534AG in April 2008 and leased to Citylink as PK-GCA. Back to Aviation Capital Group as N833AC in February 2014. Sold to Dau Global Investments in November 2014.

Reg.G-BUHL Boeing 737-4S3 Wings of GB Airways in British Airways livery.

Boeing 757-236

Registration G-BIKT, c/n 23398/77. Delivered new to British Airways in November 1985, named Caisbrooke Castle.
Livery Egypt's Crossing Borders (عبر الحدود) world tail adopted in 1998 until 2002. Sold to European Air Transport and leased to DHL Express in October 2003 after conversion to Freighter. Transfered to European Air Transport Leipzig as D-ALEG and leased to DHL Express in March 2010. Purchased by DHL Express in April 2018, re-registerd G-BIKT.

Reg.G-BIKT Boeing 757-236 Crossing Borders of British Airways.

Boeing 737-236/Adv

Registration G-BKYB, c/n 23160/1053 . Delivered new to British Airways in September 1984, named River Stour.
Livery England's Blue Poole world tail by artist Sally Tuffin. Taken from a dish and vase designed by Tuffin for Poole. Adopted in 1998 until 2000. Bought by Pegasus Aviation as N950PG in September 2000. Leased to Aerolíneas Argentinas in December 2000 registered LV-ZXC. Stored in November 2009. Leased to Lineas Aéreas del Sur in January 2011. Returned to Pegasus Aviation in December 2013, registered N631SH. Wfu at Executive Airport, Miami - Opa Locka (KOPF/OPF), USA in September 2014.

Reg.G-BKYB Boeing 737-236/Adv Blue Poole of British Airways.

De Havilland Canada DHC-8-314 Dash 8

Reg. G-BRYT, c/n 334. Built in 1992, first flight in July, registered C-GFEN. Delivered to Contact Air Interregional as D-BKIR in October 1992. Transfered to GPA in November 1996. Sold to Brymon Airways in March 1997 as G-BRYT with BA Express livery.
Livery England's Colour Down the Side world tail adopted in 1997 until 2003. Transfered to BA CitiExpress in March 2002. Sent to Avmax as C-GZOU in October 2003, then sold to Air Southwest as G-WOWB. Transfered to Eastern Airways in December 2010. Bought by Air Inuit in March 2012, registered C-FEAI.

Reg. G-BRYT De Havilland Canada DHC-8-314 Dash 8 Colour Down the Side of Brymon Airways with British Airways Express livery.

McDonnell Douglas MD-83

Registration F-GPZA, c/n 49943/1887. Delivered new to GPA Group in July 1991, registered EI-CBX. Leased to Private Jet Expeditions in December 1991. Leased to Sunways in March 1995, registered TC-INA. Returned to GPA Group as EI-CBX in November 1997. Leased to Air Liberté as F-GPZA in March 1998.
Livery France's La Pyramide du Louvre world tail. One aircraft painted with image of central courtyard of Louvre museum. Adopted from 1998 until 2001. Transfered to Air Lib in October 2001. Leased to JetsGo as C-GKLE in July 2003. Stored in March 2005 after having been purchased by GECAS. Re-registered N943MT in July 2005. Leased to Austral Líneas Aéreas as LV-DBE in October 2005. Returned to GECAS as N375MS in December 2011. Stored at Pinal Airpark Marana (KMZJ/MZJ), USA.

F-GPZA McDonnell Douglas MD-83 La Pyramide du Louvre of Air Liberté.

Boeing 737-3L9

Registration D-ADBH, c/n 27336/2587. Delivered new to Maersk Air in March 1994 registered OY-MAO. Leased to Deutsche BA as D-ADBH in December 1995, named Otto Lilienthal.
Livery Germany's Bavaria (Edelweiss) world tail. German Art. Adopted in 1998 until 2001. Leased to Go Fly in February 2001 with Go Fly.com / Click And Go markings, registered G-IGOS. Transfered to EasyJet after merge in this company in July 2002. Acquired by GECAS in July 2006, leased to Norwegian Air Shuttle as LN-KKT. Returned to GECAS in July 2011, registered N308MS. Leased to Sriwijaya Air in August 2011, registered PK-CKK named Kejujuran. Wfu in July 2017. Preserved Yuntaishan, Anhui, China Jun as tea restaurant 2018.

Reg.D-ADBH Boeing 737-3L9 Bavaria of Deutsche BA.

Boeing 737-31S

Registration D-ADBM, c/n 29057/2942 . Delivered new to Deutsche BA in October 1997, owned by DSF.
Livery Germany's Gothic (Calligraphy) world tail. German Art. Adopted in 1997 until 2003. Transfered to Dba in 2003. Transfered to Thomson Fly as G-THOG in March 2005, rebranded Thomson Airways in March 2009. Sold to Air Contractors as EI-STA in March 2010, with Europe Airpost colours. Returned to Air Contractors in April 2015. Transfered to ASL Airlines Ireland in May 2015, named Annalise Murphy. Leased to Aer Lingus in July 2018. Sold to KlasJet as LY-CHF in October 2019.

Reg.D-ADBM Boeing 737-31S Gothic of Deutsche BA.

Boeing 737-36Q

Registration G-OFRA, c/n 29327/3023. Delivered new to British Airways in May 1998, owned by Boullioun Aviation Services.
Livery Germany's Sterntaler (Bauhaus) world tail of artist Antje Brüggemann. Based on 3-D 'ceramic objects' art. Adopted in 1998 until 2001. Leased to Go Fly in May 2002, with Go Forever / PreGo markings. Transfered to EasyJet in July 2002. Sold to Aviation Capital Group in May 2005 and leased to Thomson Fly as G-THOI. Leased to WebJet Linhas Aereas as PR-WJN in May 2009. Wfu at Miami (KMIA/MIA) in November 2012. Returned to Aviation Capital Group in January 2013 and stored at Victorville, CA (KVCV/VCV) in September 2013 with registration N293AG. Sold to Star Air as ZS-TGB in July 2015. Chartered by Mango in September 2015. Returned to Star Air in July 2016. Chartered by LAM Linhas Aereas Mocambique in October 2018. Returned to Star Air in April 2019. Stored in April 2022. Sold to Karun Airlines as EP-JIB in May 2022.

Reg.G-OFRA Boeing 737-36Q Sterntaler of British Airways.

Boeing 737-236/Adv

Registration G-BGJE, c/n 23160/1053 . Delivered new to British Airtours in March 1980. Transfered to British Airways in 1988, named River Wear.
Livery Hong Kong's Rendezvous (约会) world tail adopted in 1997 until 2000. Sold to South African Airways in January 2001 registered ZS-SIU, and leased to Safair. Leased to Gambia International Airways in November 2004. Sold to ICARO in March 2006, registered HC-CFL.

Reg.G-BGJE Boeing 737-236/Adv Rendezvous of British Airways.

Boeing 747-236B

Registration G-BDXO, c/n 23799/677. First flight in April 1987 as N8055X, delivered the same month as G-BDXO City of Bath to British Airways.
Livery India's Paithani (पैठणी) world tail of artist Meera Mehta. Based on a sari designed by Mehta using traditional motifs from the textile industry in Paithan. Features 'asavari' creeper border with flowering shrubs and parrots. Adopted in 1998 until 2001. Stored at Cardiff Airport (EGFF/CWL), Mojave (KMHV/MHV), and Manston - Kent International (MSE / EGMH / EGUM) until December 2003, bought by European Aircharter. Broken up at Schiphol Amsterdam (EHAM/AMS] in October 2005.

Reg.G-BDXO Boeing 747-236B Paithani of British Airways.

Fokker 100

Several Fokker 100 of Air Liberté wore this livery when the company was a subsidiary of British Airways.
Livery International's L'esprit Liberté world tail celebrating human rights movement. Adopted in 1999 until 2001.

Fokker 100 L'esprit Liberté of Air Liberté.

Boeing 737-436

Registration G-DOCX, c/n 25857/2451. Delivered new to British Airways in March 1993.
Livery Ireland's Colum 2 (Dove) world tail adopted in 1998 until 2003. Bought Automatic LLC in March 2016, registered N857NX, then Aero Acquisitions LLC as N257AJ in April 2017. Converted to freighter in November 2018. Leased to Cardig Air as PK-DJK in April 2020. Sold to My Indo Airlines in October 2021, registered PK-MYJ Al-Mi'Raj.

Reg.G-DOCX Boeing 737-436 Colum 2 of British Airways.

Boeing 737-36Q

Registration G-ODUS, c/n 28659/2880. Delivered new to Deutsche BA as D-ADBX in May 1997, owned by Boullioun Aviation Services. Leased to British Airways as G-ODUS in July 1998.
Livery Japan's Waves and Cranes (波と鶴) world tail adopted from 1997 to 2002. Leased to Go Fly with Go On Then / Raring To Go markings in March 2002. Transfered to EasyJet in July 2002. Leased to ThomsonFly as G-THOJ in April 2006. Wfu in September 2008. Leased to Dniproavia as UR-DNJ in October 2008. Winglets fitted in 2011. Transfered to Aerosvit Airlines in June 2011, then to Ukraine International Airlines as UR-GBD in April 2013. stored at Billund (EKBI/BLL), Denmark in December 2018.

Reg.G-ODUS Boeing 737-36Q Waves and Cranes of British Airways.

Boeing 777-236/ER

Registration either G-RAES of G-VIIU.
Livery Netherlands's Delftblue Daybreak (Delftsblauwe Dageraad) world tail by artist Hugo Kaagman. Delft pottery design. Uses "the traditions of the past and (modernises) them for the future". Adopted in 1998 until 2005.

Boeing 777-236/ER of British Airways.

Boeing 737-236/Adv

Registration G-BGDG, c/n 24630/842. Delivered new to British Airways in April 1980, named River Medway.
Livery Poland's Kogutki Lowickie world tail in 1997 until 1998. Sold to Pegasus Aviation in April 1998, registered N921PG. Leased to Aerolíneas Argentinas as LV-ZEC in April 1998. Wfu in November 2009.

Reg.G-BGDG Boeing 737-236/Adv Kogugti Lowickie of British Airways.

Boeing 757-236

Registration G-BIKY, c/n 23533/93. Delivered new to British Airways in March 1986, named Leeds Castle.
Livery Romania's Spring (Primāvara) world tail by artist Morag Dumetru. Images of Romania. Winner of employee contest. Adopted in 1998 until 2002. Sold to European Air Transport as OO-DPN and leased to DHL Express in September 2003 after conversion to Freighter. Transfered to European Air Transport Leipzig as D-ALEK and leased to DHL Express in March 2010. Wfu at Costa Azahar, Castellón de la Plana (Valencia) (LECH/CDT] in December 2018.

Reg.G-BIKY Boeing 757-236 Spring of British Airways.

Boeing 757-236

Registration G-BIKH, c/n 22179/24. Delivered new to British Airways in October 1983, named Richmond Castle.
Livery Russia's Golden Khokhloma world tail by artist Taisia Akimovna Belyantzeva. Officially Kudrina from Semenov (Сеmёновская кудриа). Based on painted khokhloma decoration on tableware set by Belyantzeva in 1978. Adopted in 1998 until 2001. Leased to European Air Transport as OO-DLP in January 2002 after conversion to Freighter. Transfered to European Air Transport Leipzig as D-ALED in March 2010. Sold to DHL Express in July 2017, re-registered G-BIKH.

Reg.G-BIKH Boeing 757-236 Golden Khokhloma of British Airways.

Boeing 737-436

Registration G-GBTA, c/n 25859/2532. Delivered new to British Airways as G-BVHA in November 1993. Re-registered G-BGTA named County of Middlesex in February 1994.
Livery Saudi Arabia's Youm al-Suq (Market Day) world tail by artist Shadia Alem. Abstract inspired by Arab life on market day. Adopted in 1998 until 2005. Bought Automatic LLC and converted to Freighter in October 2015, registered N859AU. Sold to Atlantic Airlines in July 2017, registered G-JMCB. Sold to SwiftAir S.A. in October 2020, registered EC-NML.