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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 selling £1,935 suitcases made with parts of retired Boeing 747s
British Airways has launched a new range of suitcases made with parts of retired Boeing 747s. Each suitcase is being sold for a hefty £1,935 after the aircrafts were removed from its fleet last year
14:06, 19 JAN 2021
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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
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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.