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Interesting photos of vintage BOAC and BA aircraft, including the ill fated Comet. Luxury air transport!

“A precursor to today's British Airways - Aircraft Transport and Travel - began flying from London to Paris one hundred years ago in tiny bi-planes.

Today British Airways have unveiled their luxurious 'Club Suite' cabins aboard the hulking double-decker long haul Airbus A350.

Stunning images chart BA's journey from biplanes to the first transatlantic flights in the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser and the glorious days of 'Jumbo Jet' flying, with decadent lounge cabins full of cigars and vintage wines.

The historic pictures show the progress made by Aircraft Transport and Travel, through to the days of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA), and the BA jets we know today…”

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