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British Airways
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
BNA
BAW
125
 Speedbird

British Airways Boeing 747-436
British Airways
PO Box 365
West Drayton
Middlesex UB7 0GB
UNITED KINGDOM

Tel.: +44 208 738 5050
Fax: +44 208 738 9898
SITA:
Email: media.relations@ba.com
Website: www.ba.com
Type: Scheduled, international, regional, domestic, pax, cargo
Owner: Publicly held (100%)
Subsidiaries: L'Avion (100%); FlyBe (15%); Comair (10.9%); OpenSkies (100%); BA CityFlyer (100%)
Base: London (LHR); London (LGW)
Hubs: -
Start of ops: August 1919
Alliances: Oneworld
British Airways operates the follwoing aircraft: Executives:
  • Airbus A318-112 (2 on order)
  • 33 x Airbus A319-131
  • 36 x Airbus A320-200 (9 on order)
  • 11 x Airbus A321-200
  • Airbus A380-800 (12 on order)
  • 1 x Boeing 737-300
  • 19 x Boeing 737-400
  • 2 x Boeing 737-500
  • 55 x Boeing 747-400
  • 10 x Boeing 757-200
  • 21 x Boeing 767-300ER
  • 3 x Boeing 777-200
  • 40 x Boeing 777-200ER (3 on order)
  • Boeing 777-300ER (6 on order)
  • Boeing 787-8 (8 on order)
  • Boeing 787-9 (16 on order)
Chairman:
Chief Executive:
Chief Financial Officer:
Managing Director, BA World Cargo:
Flight Operations Director:
Martin Broughton
Willie Walsh
Keith Williams
Steve Gunning
Stephen Riley

British Airways plc or BA is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. BA has its headquarters in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport and is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. Its second hub is London Gatwick Airport.
The British Airways Group was formed on 1 September 1974 with the merger of BOAC and BEA, and two much smaller regional airlines, Cambrian Airways Cardiff and Northeast Airlines Newcastle upon Tyne. The company was privatised in February 1987. The carrier expanded with the acquisition of British Caledonian in 1988 and Gatwick-based Dan-Air in 1992.
On 12 November 2009, British Airways confirmed that it had reached a preliminary agreement to merge with Iberia Airlines. The merger between the two carriers will create the world's third-largest airline in terms of annual revenue.

Annual Results - 2009
Year End
Operating revenue
($ 000)
% change 09 / 08
Operating costs ($ 000)
Net income ($,000)
Pax
(000)
% change 09/08
RPKs (million)
Load Factor %
FTKs
(millions)
% change 09/08
31 March
12,057,315
-11.1
12,405,732
(641,026)

Accidents and Incidents (includes BOAC & BEA):
Date
Manufacturer
Model
Registration
Location
Country
Fatal
Damage
17-Jan-08
 Boeing 777-236ER
G-YMMM
 London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom
0
w/o
05-Sep-01
 Boeing 777-236ER
G-VIIK
 Denver International, CO (DEN) USA
0+ 1
substantial
21-Mar-92
 BAC/Aérospatiale Concorde
G-BOAB
 North Atlantic Atlantic
0
minor
18-Feb-91
 Boeing 747-136
G-AWND
 Kuwait International Airport (KWI) Kuwait
0
w/o
10-Jun-90
 BAC   One-Eleven 528FL
G-BJRT
 near Didcot United Kingdom
0
substantial
10-Sep-76
 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident
G-AWZT
 near Vrbovec Croatia
63
w/o
28-Dec-75
 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident
G-ARPC
 London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom
0
w/o
15-Sep-75
 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident
G-AVYD
 Bilbao Airport (BIO) Spain
0
w/o
16-May-75
 Boeing 747-136
G-AWNB
 near Glasgow-Prestwick (PIK) United Kingdom
0
minor
19-Jan-73
 Vickers 802 Viscount
G-AOHI
 56 km N of Glasgow United Kingdom
4
w/o
18-Jun-72
 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident
G-ARPI
 near Staines United Kingdom
118
w/o
02-Oct-71
 Vickers 951 Vanguard
G-APEC
 1 km E of Aarsele Belgium
63
w/o
19-Jan-71
 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident
G-AWZA
 Bedford-Thurleigh Airport United Kingdom
0
substantial
29-Jul-69
 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident
G-ARPS
 London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom
0
w/o
03-Jul-68
 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident
G-ARPT
 London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom
0
w/o
08-Apr-68
 Boeing 707-465
G-ARWE
 London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom
5
w/o
04-Dec-67
 Armstrong-Whitworth AW-650 Argosy
G-ASXP
 London-Stansted United Kingdom
0
w/o
12-Oct-67
 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4
G-ARCO
 35 km S off Demre, [Mediterranean Sea] Turkey
66
w/o
05-Mar-66
 Boeing 707-436
G-APFE
 Mount Fuji Japan
124
w/o
27-Oct-65
 Vickers 951 Vanguard
G-APEE
 London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom
36
w/o
04-Jul-65
 Armstrong-Whitworth AW-650 Argosy
G-ASXL
 near Piacenza Italy
0
w/o
21-Dec-61
 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4B
G-ARJM
 near Ankara-Esenboga Turkey
27
w/o
11-Nov-60
 Bristol 175 Britannia 102
G-ANBC
 Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) Sudan
0
w/o
07-Jan-60
 Vickers 802 Viscount
G-AOHU
 London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom
0
w/o
05-Jan-60
 Vickers 701 Viscount
G-AMNY
 Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) Malta
0
w/o
24-Dec-58
 Bristol 175 Britannia 312
G-AOVD
 Sopley Park United Kingdom
9
w/o
22-Oct-58
 Vickers 701C Viscount
G-ANHC
 Anzio Italy
31
w/o
16-May-58
 Douglas C-47A-25-DL Dakota C.3
G-AGHP
 Chatenoy France
3
w/o
28-Apr-58
 Vickers 802 Viscount
G-AORC
 Craigie United Kingdom
0
w/o
06-Feb-58
 Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2
G-ALZU
 München-Riem Airport (MUC) Germany
23
w/o
17-Nov-57
 Vickers 802 Viscount
G-AOHP
 near Ballerup Denmark
0
w/o
23-Oct-57
 Vickers 802 Viscount
G-AOJA
 Belfast-Nutts Corner United Kingdom
7
w/o
28-Sep-57
 de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B
G-AOFY
 Islay-Glenegedale Airport (ILY) United Kingdom
3
w/o
14-Mar-57
 Vickers 701 Viscount
G-ALWE
 Wythenshawe United Kingdom
20+ 2
w/o
24-Jun-56
 Canadair C-4 Argonaut
G-ALHE
 near Kano Nigeria
32
w/o
22-Apr-56
 Avro 685 York C.1
G-AGNS
 Idris Libya
w/o
20-Jan-56
 Vickers 701 Viscount
G-AMOM
 Blackbushe Airport (BBS) United Kingdom
0
w/o
21-Sep-55
 Canadair C-4 Argonaut
G-ALHL
 Tripoli-Idris Airport (TIP) Libya
15
w/o
08-Apr-55
 Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2
G-AMAB
 9 km SW of Düsseldorf Germany
0
w/o
25-Dec-54
 Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-28
G-ALSA
 near Glasgow-Prestwick (PIK) United Kingdom
28
w/o
13-Mar-54
 Lockheed L-749A Constellation
G-ALAM
 Singapore-Kallang Airport Singapore  
33
w/o
10-Jan-54
 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1
G-ALYP
 16 km S off Elba Italy
35
w/o
12-Aug-53
 Vickers 610 Viking 1B
G-AIVG
 Paris-Le Bourget France
0
w/o
25-Jul-53
 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1
G-ALYR
 Calcutta India
0
w/o
02-May-53
 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1
G-ALYV
 near Calcutta India
43
w/o
05-Jan-53
 Vickers 610 Viking 1B
G-AJDL
 Belfast-Nutt... United Kingdom
27
w/o
26-Oct-52
 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1A
G-ALYZ
 Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA) Italy
0
w/o
26-May-52
 Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IV
G-ALDN
 114 km SSE of Atar Mauritania
1
w/o
31-Oct-50
 Vickers 610 Viking 1B
G-AHPN
 London Airport United Kingdom
28
w/o
17-Oct-50
 Douglas C-47A-1-DK Dakota C.3
G-AGIW
 Mill Hill United Kingdom
28
w/o
13-Apr-50
 Vickers 610 Viking 1B
G-AIVL
 near Hastings United Kingdom
0
substantial
01-Feb-50
 Shorts S.45 Solent 3
G-AHIX
 Southampton United Kingdom
0
w/o
19-Aug-49
 Douglas C-47A-5-DK
G-AHCY
 24 km NE of Manchester-Ringway (MAN) United Kingdom
24
w/o
19-Feb-49
 Douglas C-47A-25-DK Dakota C.3
G-AHCW
 near Exhall United Kingdom
10
w/o
01-Feb-49
 Avro 685 York I
G-AGJD
 Tripoli-Castel Benito Libya
0
w/o
13-Nov-48
 Consolidated 32-2 Liberator II
G-AHYC
 Prestwick-Heathfield Airport (PIK) United Kingdom
0
w/o
27-Aug-48
 Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
G-AGMB
 Tengah Singapore
0
w/o
30-Jul-48
 Douglas C-47A-1-DK Dakota C.3
G-AGIX
 near Sywell United Kingdom
0
w/o
14-Jul-48
 Douglas C-47B-10-DK Dakota IV
G-AGKN
 near Toulon France
6
w/o
21-Apr-48
 Vickers 610 Viking 1B
G-AIVE
 Irish Law Mt. United Kingdom
0
w/o
05-Apr-48
 Vickers 610 Viking 1B
G-AIVP
 3 km from Berlin-Gatow Germany
14
w/o
06-Jan-48
 Vickers 610 Viking 1B
G-AHPK
 Ruislip United Kingdom
1
w/o
23-Aug-47
 Shorts S.25 Sandringham 5
G-AHZB
 Bahrain Marine Air Base Bahrain
10
w/o
16-Jul-47
 Avro 685 York C.1
G-AGNR
 Az-Zubair Iran
6
w/o
26-Jan-47
 Junkers Ju-52/3mg8e
G-AHOK
 Renfrew United Kingdom
w/o
18-Jan-47
 Shorts S.25 Sandringham 5
G-AHYZ
 Belfast United Kingdom
w/o
11-Jan-47
 Douglas C-47A-1-DK
G-AGJX
 Stowting United Kingdom
8
w/o
03-Jan-47
 Douglas C-47A-1-DK
G-AGJU
 Whitchurch United Kingdom
0
w/o
23-Dec-46
 Douglas C-47B-1-DK Dakota IV
G-AGKD
 Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) Malta
w/o
18-Nov-46
 Douglas DC-3-194D
G-AGBE
 Lons le Saulnier France
0
w/o
20-Aug-46
 Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
G-AGMF
 Rouen France
8
w/o
15-Aug-46
 Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
G-AGLU
 Bournemouth-Hurn United Kingdom
0
w/o
14-Aug-46
 Douglas C-47A-50-DL
G-AGHT
 Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) Malta
1
w/o
07-Aug-46
 Douglas C-47A-5-DK
G-AHCS
 19 kmN of Oslo Norway
3
w/o
17-May-46
 Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
G-AGMH
 Karachi-Mauripur RAF Station Pakistan
0
w/o
02-May-46
 Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
G-AGMC
 Sydney, NSW Australia
0
w/o
17-Apr-46
 Douglas C-47A-25-DL
G-AGHK
 Oviedo Airport (OVD) Spain
0
w/o
23-Mar-46
 Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
G-AGLX
 Indian Ocean India
10
w/o
21-Feb-46
 Consolidated 32-2 Liberator II
G-AGEM
 Charlottetown, PE Canada
1
w/o
23-Jan-46
 Douglas C-47A-1-DK
G-AGIY
 El Adem Libya
w/o
24-Oct-45
 Douglas C-47A-50-DL Dakota C.3
G-AGHR
 Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) Malta
0
w/o
02-May-45
 Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
G-AGLI
 Gulf of Botnia Atlantic
w/o
01-May-45
 Douglas C-47B-10-DK Dakota 4
G-AGNA
 Basra International Airport (BSR) Iraq
w/o
08-Apr-45
 Douglas C-47B-10-DK Dakota 4
G-AGKM
 El Adem Libya
w/o
28-Aug-44
 Douglas C-47A-1-DK
G-AGIR
 Telmest Morocco
w/o
16-Jul-43
 de Havilland DH.91 Albatross
G-AFDK
 near Shannon-Rinneanna Airfield Ireland
0
w/o
01-Jun-43
 Douglas DC-3-194
G-AGBB
 Bay of Biscay Atlantic
17
w/o