What is British Airways?
Q: What is British Airways?
A: British Airways (sometimes known as just "BA") is the United Kingdom's largest airline, and is the UK's flag carrier. It was formed in 1974 when the UK's two government owned airlines, the British Oversea Airways Corporation and British European Airways were joined.
Q: Who owns British Airways?
A: British Airways is now owned by a company called International Airlines Group, which also owns Iberia Airlines, and is one of the largest companies in the United Kingdom.
Q: What type of aircraft does British Airways have?
A: British Airways has a large fleet of aircraft, including planes built by Boeing, Airbus and Embraer. They are now operating the Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane ever built.
Q: What was the World Tails scheme?
A: For a while during the 1990s British Airways' planes had tails each painted in a design to symbolise a country of the world. This was called the World Tails scheme, and it wasn't very popular. However, they now have tails that are based on the Union Jack.
Q: What aircraft could fly faster than sound speed?
A:British Airways also flew Concorde, one of only two aircraft types that could fly faster than sound speed.
Q: When did Concorde leave BA’s fleet?
A: The Concorde plane was taken out of BA's fleet in 2003 after Air France flight 4590 crashed after being used for 27 years.
