British Airways

Name

British Airways

IATA code : BA

ICAO code : BAW

Callsign : SpeedBird

Founded

Agust 25, 1919 , British Airways forerunner company, Aircraft Transport and Travel Limited (AT & T), launched the wordl’s first daily international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

1924, Instone, Handley Page, The Daimler Airway and British Marine Air Navigation Company, merged to from Imperial Airways Limited.

In the mid 1939, Imperial Airways and British Airways were nationalised to from British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)

March 31, 1974, BOAC and BEA merged to form British Airways.

Hubs

Gatwick Airport ; London Heathrow Airport

Frequent-flyer program

 Executive Club ; Primier (invite only)

Airport lounge

Concorde Room ; Galleries First ; Galleries Club ;

Galleries Arrivals ; First Lounge ; Terraces Lounge ; Executive Club Lounge.

Alliance

Oneworld

Subsidiaries

BA CityFlyer ; OpenSkies ;

 British Airways World Cargo

Company Slogan

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Parent company 

 International Airlines Group

Headquarters 

 Waterside, Harmondsworth, England

British Airways Aircraft. Picture via aviationexplorer

Executive Club Card from British Airways. picture via spbclub