Which Planes Do British Airways Fly - Airport Spotting
Which Planes Do British Airways Fly - Airport Spotting
Which Planes Do British Airways Fly - Airport Spotting
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January 4, 2024
British Airways is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious airlines.
It was established on 31 March 1974 following the merger of the two nationalised airline
corporations, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European
Airways (BEA), and the two regional airlines, Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines.
In 1987, BA became the first nationalised European flag carrier to be privatised and, later
the same year, bought its main rival, British Caledonian.
British Airways is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance which was founded in 1999
with BA as one of its founding members. In 2011 a merger with Iberia was finalised
leading to the formation of the International Airlines Group (IAG). The Group has
subsequently purchased British Midland Airways, Vueling and Aer Lingus.
G-BNLA at LHR August 1994 (Photo: Tim Rees, distributed under a GFDL 1.2 Licence)
Current Operations
British Airways is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the World’s leading
airlines. It operates a worldwide network of flights using a fleet of over 280 aircraft. BA
has two, fully owned, subsidiaries, BA CityFlyer (established in 2007) and BA EuroFlyer
(established in 2022).
Airbus A350-1000 G-XWBD on final approach to London Heathrow. (Steve Lunes, distributed
under CC BY 2.0)
Airbus A380-800 G-XLEF on stand at London Heathrow Terminal 5. (Tony Hisgett, distributed
under CC BY 2.0)
12x Airbus A380-800
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner G-ZBJF. (Anna Zvereva, distributed under CC BY-SA 2.0)
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner G-ZBKK approaching London Heathrow. (Mitchul Hope, distributed
under CC BY-SA 2.0)
The largest member of the Boeing787 family, 787-10 G-ZBLB. (Alan Wilson, distributed under
CC BY-SA 2.0)
7x Boeing 787-10
In addition,
Embraer E190LR G-LCAD. Twenty of the type are operated on domestic and European flights from
London City Airport by BA CityFlyer. (MarcelX42, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
9x Airbus A320-200
9x Airbus A321-200
Author
Nigel Richardson