British Airways Concorde G-BOAB Now stored at London Heathrow Airport, SCO 10,753.
G-BOAB was originally donated to Heathrow and situated near the runway, however BAA decided that BA should pay a few million a year for that privilege, which BA refused, so BAA gave the aircraft back! BA's plans then involved placing it inside T5, but insurance wouldn't cover it. It also wasn't allowed to be placed outside, as the ground rent costs were once again prohibitive (£millions). The aircraft is actually in very good condition, it is frequently washed and maintained by BA Engineering staff. The reason the interior is in a partly dismantled state was due to it acting as the testbed for the updated galleys and bathroom units that were planned for the fleet before Air France announced that they would be withdrawing the type, halting this upgrade once and for all. Most of the removed interior and cockpit parts are now in G-BBDG at Brooklands. The magazines inside the aircraft are ballast to stop it blowing around as the fuel tanks are empty. The reason the aircraft appears to loiter around Technical Block A is that it is on "BA soil" so therefore doesn't have to pay ground rates. It is BA's opinion that there should always be a Concorde at Heathrow, after all, it is the airport that the aircraft calls home.
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Location: London Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex Greater London TW6 England UK.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: -boab
