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British Airways PLC

British airline

Also known as: BA

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Mar 9, 2024 • Article History

British Airways PLC

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Category: History & Society

Date:: April 1974 - present

Headquarters:: London

Areas Of Involvement:: Concorde

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British Airways PLC, British air transport company formed in April 1974 in the fusion of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC, formed in 1939), British European Airways (BEA, formed in 1946), and their associated companies. The company, state-owned from its inception, was privatized in 1987. Its major subsidiaries include BA CityFlyer, which serves destinations in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, and OpenSkies, which flies between Paris and New York City. Headquarters are at Harmondsworth in the London borough of Hillingdon, near Heathrow Airport. The airline’s history began on March 31, 1924, when, with the award of government subsidies, four small ...(100 of 562 words)

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