British Airways Plc
Other Business Names:
- British Overseas Airways Corp
- BOAC
- British European Airways Corp
- BEA
- British Caledonian Airways Ltd
- Dan Air Services Ltd
- Cambrian Airways Ltd
- Northeast Airlines Ltd
- International Airline Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Air transport services
Notes:
Traces origins to British Airways Group formed in 1972 to embrace British Overseas Airways Corp (BOAC) and British European Airways Corp (BEA). Formally merged 1974, along with Cambrian Airways Ltd and Northeast Airlines Ltd, to create British Airways Ltd. Privatised 1987 as British Airways Plc. Acquired British Caledonian Airways Ltd 1988 and certain routes of the collapsed Dan Air Services Ltd in 1992. 2011 merged with Iberia of Spain to create International Airline Group [IAG]
Publications:
- Airline. The inside story of British Airways by Reed, Arthur
- Babs, Beacon and Boadicea. A history of computing in British Airways and its predecessor airlines by Harris, Brian
- Better by Design. Shaping the British Airways brand by Jarvis, Paul
- British Airways. An airline and its aircraft. Volume 1, 1919-1939. The imperial years by Davies, R E G
- British Airways. An illustrated history by Jarvis, Paul
- British Airways. Engineering an airline by Jarvis, Paul
- British Airways Heritage Collection. An ethnographic 'history' by Coller, Kristene E, et al
- 'British Airways' in R Nelson with D Clutterbuck (eds), Turnaround. How twenty well known companies came back from the brink by Marshall, Colin
- British Airways. Its history, aircraft and liveries by Gaskell, Keith
- British Airways Story. Struggle for take off by Campbell-Smith, Duncan
- British Aviation Posters by Anthony, Scott, & Oliver Green
- 'Chosen instruments. The evolution of British Airways' in H-L Dienel & P Lyth (eds), Flying the Flag by Lyth, Peter J
- 'Chosen instruments. The state and British commercial air transport since 1920' in W Feldenkirchen & T Gourvish (eds), European Yearbook of Business History. Vol. 2, 1999 by Lyth, Peter J
- Civil Aviation Policy and the Privatisation of British Airways by Ashworth, Mark, & Peter Forsyth
- Concorde. Story of a supersonic pioneer by Owen, Kenneth
- Empires of the Sky. The politics, contests and cartels of world airlines by Sampson, Anthony
- Highways in the Air. The story of British Airways by Unknown
- Privatisation of British Airways. Its management and politics, 1982-87 by Shibata, Kyohei
- 'Privatising British Airways, Rolls-Royce, shipbuilding and the Royal Dockyards' in D Parker, Official History of Privatisation. Volume 1. The formative Years, 1970-87 by Parker, David
- 'Sir Colin Marshall, deputy chairman and chief executive of British Airways' in C Simcock, Head for Business. How Britain's top business leaders continue to succeed by Simcock, Corinne
- Story of British Airways by Unknown
- 'The marathon man. Colin Marshall' in W Goldsmith & B Richards, The New Elite. The secrets of Britain's top chief executives' success by Goldsmith, Walter, & Berry Richards
- Wings Across the World. An illustrated history of British Airways by Penrose, Harald
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- British Overseas Airways Corp
- BOAC
- British European Airways Corp
- BEA
- British Caledonian Airways Ltd
- Dan Air Services Ltd
- Cambrian Airways Ltd
- Northeast Airlines Ltd
- International Airline Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Air transport services
Notes:
Traces origins to British Airways Group formed in 1972 to embrace British Overseas Airways Corp (BOAC) and British European Airways Corp (BEA). Formally merged 1974, along with Cambrian Airways Ltd and Northeast Airlines Ltd, to create British Airways Ltd. Privatised 1987 as British Airways Plc. Acquired British Caledonian Airways Ltd 1988 and certain routes of the collapsed Dan Air Services Ltd in 1992. 2011 merged with Iberia of Spain to create International Airline Group [IAG]Publications:
- Airline. The inside story of British Airways by Reed, Arthur
- Babs, Beacon and Boadicea. A history of computing in British Airways and its predecessor airlines by Harris, Brian
- Better by Design. Shaping the British Airways brand by Jarvis, Paul
- British Airways. An airline and its aircraft. Volume 1, 1919-1939. The imperial years by Davies, R E G
- British Airways. An illustrated history by Jarvis, Paul
- British Airways. Engineering an airline by Jarvis, Paul
- British Airways Heritage Collection. An ethnographic 'history' by Coller, Kristene E, et al
- 'British Airways' in R Nelson with D Clutterbuck (eds), Turnaround. How twenty well known companies came back from the brink by Marshall, Colin
- British Airways. Its history, aircraft and liveries by Gaskell, Keith
- British Airways Story. Struggle for take off by Campbell-Smith, Duncan
- British Aviation Posters by Anthony, Scott, & Oliver Green
- 'Chosen instruments. The evolution of British Airways' in H-L Dienel & P Lyth (eds), Flying the Flag by Lyth, Peter J
- 'Chosen instruments. The state and British commercial air transport since 1920' in W Feldenkirchen & T Gourvish (eds), European Yearbook of Business History. Vol. 2, 1999 by Lyth, Peter J
- Civil Aviation Policy and the Privatisation of British Airways by Ashworth, Mark, & Peter Forsyth
- Concorde. Story of a supersonic pioneer by Owen, Kenneth
- Empires of the Sky. The politics, contests and cartels of world airlines by Sampson, Anthony
- Highways in the Air. The story of British Airways by Unknown
- Privatisation of British Airways. Its management and politics, 1982-87 by Shibata, Kyohei
- 'Privatising British Airways, Rolls-Royce, shipbuilding and the Royal Dockyards' in D Parker, Official History of Privatisation. Volume 1. The formative Years, 1970-87 by Parker, David
- 'Sir Colin Marshall, deputy chairman and chief executive of British Airways' in C Simcock, Head for Business. How Britain's top business leaders continue to succeed by Simcock, Corinne
- Story of British Airways by Unknown
- 'The marathon man. Colin Marshall' in W Goldsmith & B Richards, The New Elite. The secrets of Britain's top chief executives' success by Goldsmith, Walter, & Berry Richards
- Wings Across the World. An illustrated history of British Airways by Penrose, Harald