Friday, May 6, 2011

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
Upgrade to British Airways

Parent company 
 International Airlines Group

Headquarters 
 Waterside, Harmondsworth, England

British Airways Aircraft. Picture via aviationexplorer


Executive Club Card from British Airways. picture via spbclub

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