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The flight took off at about 9:24 p.m. on 20 February 2005. When the aircraft, a four-engine Boeing 747-436, was around 300 feet (91 m) into the air, flames burst out of its number 2 engine, a result of engine surge. The pilots shut the engine down. Air traffic control expected the plane to return to the airport and deleted its flight plan.
British Airways Flight 5390 was a flight from Birmingham Airport in England for Málaga Airport in Spain. On 10 June 1990, the BAC One-Eleven 528FL suffered an explosive decompression . While the aircraft was flying over Didcot , England, an improperly installed windscreen panel separated from its frame, causing the captain to be partially ...
British Airways Flight 38 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, to Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, an 8,100-kilometre (4,400 nmi; 5,000 mi) trip.
1983 (25 January): First Boeing 757, named Windsor Castle, is delivered to British Airways. The aircraft was retired from passenger service in 2001 but is still believed to be flying cargo.
Of the 6 that have been ordered, 4 will be leased and British Airways will fully acquire 2. [24] On 22 April 2013, IAG confirmed that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to order 18 Airbus A350-1000 XWB aircraft for British Airways, with an option for a further 18. The aircraft would replace some of the airline's fleet of Boeing 747 ...
The Boeing 747 was retired by most of the world's airlines in 2020, but not all of them went to the scrapyard.
British Airways purchased the internet domain ba.com in 2002 from previous owner Bell Atlantic, [161] 'BA' being the company's initialism and its IATA Airline code. [162] British Airways is the official airline of the Wimbledon Championship tennis tournament, and was the official airline and tier one partner of the 2012 Summer Olympics and ...
Aircraft purchased by British Airways Ltd and used to form British Airways Iberia Ltd Culliford Airlines: 1947: 1949: Operated Avro Anson, Miles Aerovan [125] Cunard Eagle Airways: EG: 1960: 1963: Renamed/merged to British Eagle: D: Daimler Air Hire: 1919: 1921: Acquired Aircraft Transport and Travel to form Daimler Airway [126] Daimler Airway ...