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British Airways, the flag carrier airline of the UK, is headquartered at Heathrow Airport in London. It was established on August 25, 1919, and ranks as the second-largest carrier in terms of fleet size and passengers carried. British Airways merged with Iberia in January 2011, forming the International Airlines Group (IAG), a Madrid-based holding company. IAG stands as the third-largest airline group by annual revenue and the second-largest in Europe. It is also listed on the London Stock Exchange. Notably, British Airways was the first passenger airline to generate over US$1 billion in revenue.

The British Government created the British Airways Board to oversee two nationalized airline corporations, British Overseas Airways and British European Airways, along with two regional airlines, Northeast Airlines and Cambrian Airways. These four entities merged on March 31, 1974, to give rise to British Airways. In February 1987, as part of a broader privatization initiative, BA was privatized during the tenure of the Conservative government after 13 years of state ownership.

British Airways is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance and has strong partnerships with Canadian Airlines, Qantas, American Airlines, and Cathay Pacific.

History

In 1953, numerous proposals were put forth to unite British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA) into a single British airline. BOAC was particularly concerned about BEA's use of its subsidiary, Cyprus Airways, to operate routes east of Cyprus, a move that went against their agreement. Miles Thomas, BOAC's chairman, advocated for a merger to resolve this dispute and found support from Rab Butler, who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time.

Following the recommendations of the 1969 Edwards report, a British Airways board was established on April 1, 1972, tasked with managing both BEA and BOAC.

After two years of competition with British Caledonia, the UK government underwent a significant shift in aviation policy in 1976 to prevent the two carriers from competing on long-haul routes.

British Airways and Air France operated the supersonic Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde. Services to the US commenced on May 24, 1976, with flights to JFK airport and Washington Dulles. In 1981, Sir John King, appointed as chairman, instructed the airline to prepare for privatization. Under King's leadership, British Airways became the most profitable airline while others struggled.

In 1984, Virgin Atlantic, founded by Richard Branson, emerged as a formidable competitor to British Airways, leading to intense rivalry and a lawsuit against Virgin Atlantic in 1993, alleging customer poaching.

In 1993, Lord King stepped down as chairman and was succeeded by Colin Marshall as his deputy, with Bob Ayling becoming CEO. Although Ayling initially performed well, the airline reported an 84% drop in the first quarter the following year, leading to his removal in March 2000. Willie Walsh, the managing director of Aer Lingus, assumed the role of CEO in 2005.

In 2008, British Airways announced a merger plan with Iberia, allowing both airlines to maintain their original identities. British Airways also became the official partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games. On May 27, 2017, the airline experienced a computer power failure, resulting in flight cancellations and significant passenger disruptions.

STATE	CITY	AIRPORT
Alabama	Birmingham	Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Arizona	Phoenix	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Tucson	Tucson International Airport
Arkansas	Little Rock	Little Rock National Airport
California	Burbank	Hollywood Burbank Airport
Fresno	Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Long Beach	Long Beach Airport
Los Angeles	Los Angeles International Airport
Oakland	Oakland International Airport
Ontario	Ontario International Airport
Orange County	John Wayne Airport
Palm Springs	Palm Springs International Airport
Sacramento	Sacramento International Airport
San Diego	San Diego International Airport
San Francisco	San Francisco International Airport
San José	San Jose International Airport
St Nick Barbara	Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Colorado	Denver	Denver International Airport
Steamship Springs	Yampa Valley Regional Airport
Telluride (Montrose	Montrose Regional Airport
Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs Airport
Connecticut	Hartford	Bradley International Airport
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Post Myers	Southwest Florida International Airport
Jacksonville	Jacksonville International Airport
Orlando	Orlando International Airport
Palm Beach	Palm Beach International Airport
Panama City	Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Pensacola	Pensacola International Airport
Miami	Miami International Airport
Sarasota	Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Tampa	Tampa International Airport
Georgia	Atlanta	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Savannah	Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Hawaii	Honolulu	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Kahului	Kahului Airport
Kailua-Kona	Kona International Airport
Hilo	Hilo International Airport
Lihue	Lihue Airport
Idaho	Boise	Boise Airport
Illinois	Chicago	Midway International Airport
O'Hare International Airport
Indiana	Indianapolis	Indianapolis International Airport
Iowa	Des Moines	Des Moines International Airport
Kansas	Wichita	Wichita Eisenhower National Airport
Kentucky	Louisville	Louisville International Airport
Louisiana	New Orleans	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Maine	Portland, ME	Portland International Jetport
Maryland	Baltimore	Baltimore-Washington International Airport
Massachusetts	Boston	Logan International Airport
Michigan	Detroit	Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Great Rapids	Gerald R. Passage International Airport
Minnesota	Minneapolis/St. Paul	Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Mississippi	Jackson	Jackson International Airport
Missouri	Kansas City	Kansas City International Airport
St. Louis	St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Nebraska	Omaha	Eppley Airfield
Nevada	Las Vegas	McCarran International Airport
Reno/Tahoe	Reno-Tahoe International Airport
New Hampshire	Manchester	Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
New Mexico	Albuquerque	Albuquerque International Sunport
New York	Albany, NY	Albany International Airport
Buffalo	Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Long Island/Islip	Long Island MacArthur Airport
New York City	LaGuardia Airport
Rochester, NY	Greater Rochester International Airport
North Carolina	Charlotte	Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
Raleigh/Durham	Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Ohio	Cincinnati	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Cleveland	Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Columbus	John Glenn Columbus International Airport
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Will Rogers World Airport
Tulsa	Tulsa International Airport
Oregon	Portland, OR	Portland International Airport
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Philadelphia International Airport
Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh International Airport
Puerto Rico	San Juan	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Rhode Island	Providence	T. F. Green Airport
South Carolina	Charleston	Charleston International Airport
Greenville/Spartanburg	Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
Tennessee	Memphis	Memphis International Airport
Nashville	Nashville International Airport
Texas	Amarillo	Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Austin	Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi International Airport
Dallas	Dallas Love Field
El Paso	El Paso International Airport
Harlingen/South Padre Island	Valley International Airport
Houston	George Bush Intercontinental Airport
William P. Side interest Airport
Lubbock	Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
Midland/Odessa	Midland International Airport
San Antonio	San Antonio International Airport
Utah	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake City International Airport
Virginia	Norfolk	Norfolk International Airport
Richmond	Richmond International Airport
Washington	Seattle/Tacoma	Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Spokane	Spokane International Airport
Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Global Destinations

Experience the Joy of traveling with the British Airways, that flies into more taht 15 objections Globally. This includes various destinations like the Turks, Cuba, Mexico, the Bahamas,Caicos Islands, Aruba, and Cayman Islands. So where ever you wish to travel, you can take the British flights as a partener to your global destinations tour.

STATE	CITY	AIRPORT
Aruba	Oranjestad	Queen Beatrix International Airport
Bahamas	Nassau	Lynden Pindling International Airport
Belize	Belize City	Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Cayman Islands	George Town	Owen Roberts International Airport
Costa Rica	Liberia	Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
San José	Juan Santamaría International Airport
Cuba	Havana	José Martí International Airport
Dominican Republic	Punta Cana	Punta Cana International Airport
Jamaica	Montego Bay	Sangster International Airport
Mexico	Cancún	Cancún International Airport
Cozumel	Cozumel International Airport
Puerto Vallarta	Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
San José del Cabo	Los Cabos International Airport
Turks and Caicos Islands	Providenciales	Providenciales International Airport

Operations

British Airline Company is the largest airline company based in the UK in terms of the fleet size, the international destinations. The Airline also carried 34.6 million passengers in the year 2008. However, the rival carrier EasyJet transported 44.5 million passengers that year. It passed the British Airways for the first time. BA holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority type A operating License. The license is permitted to carry passengers, cargo with 20 or more seats.

The head office of the airline company stands in Harmondsworth. This is a village that is near Heathrow Airport. The construction of the head office was completed in June 1988.

BA's main base is at the Heathrow Airport. It also has the main presence at Gatwick Airport. It also has a base at the London City Airport. The Airline Company also operated a significant hub at the Manchester Airport. The passengers who wished to travel internationally with BA either to or from regional UK destinations must now transfer in London.

Subsidiaries and shareholdings

BA CityFlyer which is a wholly owned subsidiary offers the flights from its base at the London City Airport to around 23 destinations across Europe.

Qatar Airways purchased a 10% stake in the International Airlines Group.

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