The damage was repairable but 747 are being gradually being removed from the BA fleet and instead was written off. |
Four people were injured when the plane’s right wing struck a building before departure
The collision occurred at Johannesburg airport in December 2013
The report said there was a loss of situational awareness by the flight crew
It was blamed also on the lack of proper lighting and signage as factors of the crash
The damage caused to the building that injured 4 people |
The captain said some of the lights that guided planes were not illuminating.
The aircraft (747 G-BNLL) was written off as a result of the crash. It was broken up at Johannesburg airport in April 2015.
Aircraft broken up at Johannesburg |