Following the order with Boeing in 1986, the United Kingdom's flag carrier took delivery of a new Boeing 747-400 in 1990. With the airline's shining livery, the aircraft operated under registration G-BNLH. The aircraft spent most of its 19-year tenure with British Airways, except for approximately three years when it was leased to Qantas. The aircraft returned to BA towards the end of its time and was eventually scrapped in 2009.