Our love for the 747 never fades ❤️✈️ 📸- atcophotos

Manchester Airport Hard to believe it’s nearly 5 years since Virgin retired their 747’s.

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week comes from Orlando International Airport and just for a change, features me! Here I am about to touch down at one of my favourite destinations back in June 2019, beautifully captured by ©️Brian Gore ✈️😍 #VirginAtlantic #b747 #qots

Descending towards North Western England after our overnight six hour transatlantic crossing from New York JFK. Below that carpet of cloud is Liverpool and then our final approach into Manchester. Onboard #VirginAtlantic Boeing 747-400 G-VAST (Apr 2019) #Boeing747 #B747 #avgeeks

virginatlantic Boeing 747-443, G-VROS “Forever Young” Atlanta Airport September 10, 2019. 747 G-VROS ✈️ #aviation #Airplane

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week comes from MAN and features this terrific shot of my sister G-VROM 'Barbarella' back in February 2019 by ©️ Kevin Murphy. Doesn't she look stunning? ✈️😍 Now flying for Atlas Air as N481MC, she's currently at IAH #VirginAtlantic #B747 #qots

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week comes from Harry Reid International Airport and features this wonderful capture of my sister G-VGAL 'Jersey Girl' on approach by ©️ Yan David. Looking great there back in June 2011, JG! ✈️😍 #VirginAtlantic #B747 #qots #LasVegas

'Wide-body Wednesday' today features a photo sent by my friend Dillon. Here I am at ATL on one of my rare visits having just arrived from MAN back in 2019. I was captured there beautifully by ©️ airside_rory who was, by the looks of it, airside! ✈️😍 #VirginAtlantic #B747 #qots

'Wide-body Wednesday' today comes from MAN and features this terrific shot of my sister, G-VAST 'Ladybird', taken back in June 2018 by ©️ Gerrit Griem. Starting her career at #VirginAtlantic in June 1997, she served the airline for her entire 23 flying years! ✈️😍 #B747 #qots

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week comes from MAN and features this wonderful shot of G-VTOP 'Virginia Plain' by ©️ Tony Scruton. Withdrawn from use in Jan 2013, she later flew for Orient Thai Airlines and is now preserved at Sanya Dream Water Park in China! ✈️😍#B747 #qots

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week features me somewhere a little different. I've been captured here on the approach at HKG. I was spotted by ©️ Wong Chi-Lam back in August 2012 on one of my rare visits✈️😍 #VirginAtlantic #B747 #qots

virginatlantic Airways Boeing 747-41R, G-VAST “Ladybird” LAS/KLAS October 20, 2017. 747 G-VROS ✈️ #vegas #aviation

My sister, ex-#VirginAtlantic G-VROY 'Pretty Woman' now Atlas Air's N482MC, is captured here arriving at POZ by ©️ Marek Stachowiak. Good to see she's still working hard! ✈️😍 #B747 #QOTS Atlas Air Worldwide

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week comes from MAN and features this terrific shot of my sister G-VROY 'Pretty Woman' by Scott Rathbone. Featured yesterday in her current Atlas Air livery and now N482MC, she still frequently flies over her old UK home(s) #VirginAtlantic ✈️😍

An update from MZJ! Here's a photo of my sister G-VGAL 'Jersey Girl' taken by ©️ Skippyscage in February this year. Considering we're in our 5th year here and she was the designated donor aircraft for Atlas Air I think she looks in reasonable shape! ✈️😍 #VirginAtlantic #B747

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week comes from Orlando International Airport and features this wonderful capture of my big sister G-VXLG 'Ruby Tuesday' back in December 2018 by ©️ Nia Nirwana. After leaving #VirginAtlantic in 2020, she had a second career as a Preighter for Longtail/JetOneX #B747 #qots ✈️😍

I make no apologies for this annual event! I couldn't let #MayThe4th go by without posting this tremendous shot of my sister G-VLIP in her 'The Falcon' livery, taken back in 2019 by Scott Rathbone✈️😍 #VirginAtlantic #B747 #MayThe4thBeWithYou #qots

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week features this terrific shot of G-VBIG 'Tinker Belle' departing LHR back in March 2012 by ©️ Chris Lofting. Joining the leisure fleet based at LGW in 2016, she became a firm favourite on the MCO route✈️😍 #VirginAtlantic #B747 #qots

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week features this truly stunning shot of my sister G-VROM 'Barbarella' by ©️ Josh Cloake. Now flying in the Atlas Air livery and re-registered as N481MC, she's currently taking some time out at IAH ✈️😍#VirginAtlantic #B747 #qots

'Wide-body Wednesday' this week comes from LHR and features the departure of G-VHOT 'Tubular Belle' in this wonderful shot ©️ Shaun Grist. Seen here in October 2015 just before she was withdrawn, she flew her whole 21 year career for #VirginAtlantic ✈️😍#B747 #qots