British Airways
flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom
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Summary
British Airways is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,242 views/month, #18 of 2,889).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: London[3], London Borough of Hillingdon[4], England[5]
- Country: United Kingdom[6]
- Instance of: public company[7]
- Airline hub: London Heathrow Airport[8], London Gatwick Airport[9]
- Airline alliance: Oneworld[10]
- Item operated: Boeing 777-300ER[11], Boeing 787-10[12], Airbus A380[13], Airbus A319[14], A320-200[15], Airbus A320neo[16], Airbus A321-200[17], Airbus A321neo[18], Boeing 787-8[19], Boeing 787-9[20], Airbus A350[21]
- Owned by: International Airlines Group[22]
- Follows: British European Airways[23], British Overseas Airways Corporation[24]
- Headquarters location: London[25]
- Chief executive officer: Sean Doyle[26]
- Has organizational division: BA CityFlyer[27], OpenSkies[28], British Airways Limited[29], BA EuroFlyer[30]
- IATA airline designator: BA[31]
- ICAO airline designator: BAW[32], SHT[33]
- Child organization or unit: OpenSkies[34], dba[35], BA Connect[36], Go Fly[37], Air Liberté[38], L'Avion[39], British Airways Limited[40], Caledonian Airways[41], CityFlyer Express[42], BA CityFlyer[43], BA EuroFlyer[44]
- Commons category: British Airways[45]
- Stock exchange: London Stock Exchange[46]
- Review score: 1.6/5 (Bad)[47]
- Chairperson: Sean Doyle[48], Álex Cruz[49], Keith Williams[50], Martin Broughton[51], Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge[52], John King, Baron King of Wartnaby[53], Ross Stainton[54], Francis McFadzean, Baron McFadzean of Kelvinside[55], David Nicolson[56]
- Inception: 1919[57]
- Location of formation: London[58]
- Parent organization or unit: International Airlines Group[59]
- Significant event: British Airways Flight 2276[60], British Airways Flight 38[61], British Airways Flight 2069[62], British Airways Flight 149[63], British Airways Flight 5390[64], British Airways Flight 009[65], British Airways Flight 268[66], 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision[67], 1974 British Airways bombing attempt[68], 1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash[69]
Why It Matters
British Airways has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]