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BA was the largest Boeing 747-400 operator, with 57 in its fleet. [17] [18] Before the introduction of the 787, when Boeing built an aircraft for British Airways, it was allocated the customer code 36, which appeared in their aircraft designation as a suffix, such as 777-236. [19]
A British Aerospace Sea Harrier. This naval aircraft saw extensive use in the Falklands War. Another British naval aircraft of the Cold War with a long service life was the British variant of the US naval F-4 Phantom the F-4K Phantom.
Production of the Avro RJ ended with the final four aircraft being delivered in late 2003; a total of 173 Avro RJ aircraft was delivered between 1993 and 2003. [19] A 800 NAS Sea Harrier FRS1 from HMS Illustrious in post-Falklands War low-visibility paint scheme. BAe developed several advanced models of the Harrier family.
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 ...
The current fastest subsonic passenger service on the route was achieved by British Airways on 9 February 2020 with a time of 4 hours 56 minutes. The Boeing 747-400 (registration: G-CIVP) operating flight BA112 departed JFK at 18:47 Eastern Standard time (23:47 UTC on 8 February) on 8 February and landed at Heathrow at 04:43 GMT/UTC on 9 ...
Three Canadair CL-215 amphibious flying boats. The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats.A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a seaplane which can also operate from land.
British Airways Helicopters, previously operating as British European Airways Helicopters Ltd, was an airline operating helicopters in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1986. It was mainly known for providing a passenger service connecting Penzance to the Isles of Scilly , and for flights servicing North Sea oil and gas platforms .
Sea Harrier FA.2 ZE697 at the former RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire (as of 2016) [111] Sea Harrier FA.2 ZE698 with a private collection at Charlwood, Surrey [106] Sea Harrier FA.2 ZH798, formerly at RNAS Culdrose, was auctioned off in 2020 [112] to Jet Art Aviation, who restored the aircraft to be taxi- and ground-run capable. [113]