BOAC

abbreviation

1. British Overseas Airways Corporation

Example Sentences

It includes new arrangements by the three BoaC founders — David Lang, Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe — centered on several numbers from “The Games.”

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At the time of the first test flight Mike Bannister was a trainee pilot, about to embark on his career with BOAC, the predecessor to British Airways.

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The predecessor of British Airways, BOAC, began flying versions of the 747 in the early 1970s.

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BA’s predecessor, BOAC, first used the 747 in 1971 and as with many airlines, the plane - affectionately referred to as either the “jumbo jet” or the “queen of the skies” - became a symbol of the new age of mass travel to all corners of the planet.

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BA’s predecessor, BOAC, first used the 747 in 1971 and as with many airlines, the plane — affectionately referred to as either the “jumbo jet” or the “queen of the skies” — became a symbol of the new age of mass travel to all corners of the planet.

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