British European Airways Corp
Other Business Names:
- British Airways Plc
- British Overseas Airways Corp
- BEA
- British Channel Islands Airways
- Allied Airways
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Heathrow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Northolt, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Air transport services
Notes:
Established in 1946, initially as a division of British Overseas Airways Corp but soon after as a separate state owned airline, to operated scheduled services in Europe and in UK. Therefore in 1947 absorbed Railway Air Services, Allied Airways and British Channel Islands Airways. 1974 merged with British Overseas Airways Corp to form British Airways Ltd, later British Airways Plc
Publications:
- 'A multiplicity of instruments'. The 1946 decision to create a separate British European airline and its effects on airline productivity by Lyth, Peter J
- Aircraft procurement and operating costs at British European Airways (BEA), 1946-1964 by Lyth, Peter J
- Babs, Beacon and Boadicea. A history of computing in British Airways and its predecessor airlines by Harris, Brian
- BEA 15th Anniversary, 1946-1961. The facts and the future by Unknown
- BEAline to the Islands. The story of air services to offshore communities of the British Isles by British European Airways, its predecessors and successors by Lo Bao, Phil, & Iain Hutchison
- Better by Design. Shaping the British Airways brand by Jarvis, Paul
- British Aviation Posters by Anthony, Scott, & Oliver Green
- Challenge of BEA. The story of a great airline's first 25 years by May, Garry
- Channel Silver Wings, 1947-1972 by Scott-Hill, Ian, & George Behrend
- '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
- 'Development and organisation of British European Airways, 1959 to 1960' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Business Growth by Douglas of Kirtleside, Lord
- Empires of the Sky. The politics, contests and cartels of world airlines by Sampson, Anthony
- History of British European Airways, 1946-1972 by Woodley, Charles
- Illustrated History of British European Airways by Lo Bao, Phil
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- British Airways Plc
- British Overseas Airways Corp
- BEA
- British Channel Islands Airways
- Allied Airways
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Heathrow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Northolt, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Air transport services
Notes:
Established in 1946, initially as a division of British Overseas Airways Corp but soon after as a separate state owned airline, to operated scheduled services in Europe and in UK. Therefore in 1947 absorbed Railway Air Services, Allied Airways and British Channel Islands Airways. 1974 merged with British Overseas Airways Corp to form British Airways Ltd, later British Airways PlcPublications:
- 'A multiplicity of instruments'. The 1946 decision to create a separate British European airline and its effects on airline productivity by Lyth, Peter J
- Aircraft procurement and operating costs at British European Airways (BEA), 1946-1964 by Lyth, Peter J
- Babs, Beacon and Boadicea. A history of computing in British Airways and its predecessor airlines by Harris, Brian
- BEA 15th Anniversary, 1946-1961. The facts and the future by Unknown
- BEAline to the Islands. The story of air services to offshore communities of the British Isles by British European Airways, its predecessors and successors by Lo Bao, Phil, & Iain Hutchison
- Better by Design. Shaping the British Airways brand by Jarvis, Paul
- British Aviation Posters by Anthony, Scott, & Oliver Green
- Challenge of BEA. The story of a great airline's first 25 years by May, Garry
- Channel Silver Wings, 1947-1972 by Scott-Hill, Ian, & George Behrend
- '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
- 'Development and organisation of British European Airways, 1959 to 1960' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Business Growth by Douglas of Kirtleside, Lord
- Empires of the Sky. The politics, contests and cartels of world airlines by Sampson, Anthony
- History of British European Airways, 1946-1972 by Woodley, Charles
- Illustrated History of British European Airways by Lo Bao, Phil