British Airways (BA), founded in 1930, is located in the UK. Is a company mainly engaged in aviation services. Sean Doyle is the CEO and chairman. The company's main business is global aviation services. On April 23, 2023, British Airways flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport will begin to operate.
Fuselage logo:
The British aviation tail logo picture is composed of the British flag, and the British are proud of it. However, at the end of 1997, BA changed some fuselage logos one after another, and the tail logo was changed from the national flag of the United Kingdom to the national flag of all countries in the world. The tail mode of each flight is different (depending on the route destination).
Strategic cooperation:
20 19 12 17. British Airways and China Southern Airlines signed a joint venture cooperation agreement at Beijing Daxing International Airport. From June 5438+1October 2, 2020, the two sides will carry out joint ventures and cooperation on the main routes between China and Britain and all domestic routes connected with them. The joint venture will cover code sharing, lounge and frequent fliers, and the rights and interests of passengers will be further enhanced.
Historical review:
1924, the predecessor of British Airways, Imperial Airlines, was established to operate routes east of Britain, and later many branches were established, including British Overseas Airlines (BOAC, founded in 1936) and British European Airlines (BEA, founded in 1946).
1974, British Overseas Airlines merged with British European Airlines and its subsidiaries to form British Airways, which was established in April of 1974 as the British national airline.
1976, British Airways launched the fastest passenger airliner in the world at that time. Concorde is one of the two airlines in the world that once owned Concorde supersonic passenger planes (the other airline that owned Concorde was Air France).
British Airways has been privatized since 1987.