Editing British Airways (section)

==Fleet==
{{Main|British Airways fleet}}

{{As of|2025|02}}, the British Airways operates a fleet of 274 aircraft with 42 orders. BA operates a mix of [[Airbus]] narrow and wide-body aircraft, and [[Boeing]] wide-body aircraft, specifically the [[Boeing 777|777]] and [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|787]]. In October 2020, British Airways retired its fleet of 747-400 aircraft. It was one of the largest operators of the 747, having previously operated the -100, -200, and -400 aircraft from 1974 (1969 with [[BOAC]]).<ref name="747 retirement">{{cite news|date=17 July 2020|title=British Airways retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturn|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53426886|access-date=17 July 2020|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717044317/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53426886|url-status=live}}</ref>

===British Airways Engineering===
The airline has its own [[British Airways Engineering|engineering branch]] to maintain its aircraft fleet, this includes line maintenance at over 70 airports around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishairways.com/travel/baengineeringmaintenance/public/en_gb |title=British Airways Engineering |publisher=Britishairways.com |access-date=2 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531173942/http://www.britishairways.com/travel/baengineeringmaintenance/public/en_gb |archive-date=31 May 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://jetlinemarvel.net/10-interesting-facts-about-british-airways/ |title = 10 Interesting facts about British Airways |website = jetlinemarvel.net|date = 25 March 2018 }}</ref> Amongst the company's various hangar facilities are its two major maintenance centres at [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] and [[British Airways Maintenance Cardiff|Cardiff Airports]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.dextragroup.co.uk/projects/british-airways-maintenance-hangar/ |title = British Airways Maintenance Hangar: Glasgow Airport |website = dextragroup.co.uk |access-date = 19 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://sectors.interserve.com/aviation/case-studies/321/british-airways-maintenance-cardiff |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100921012624/http://sectors.interserve.com/aviation/case-studies/321/british-airways-maintenance-cardiff |title = British Airways maintenance, Cardiff |website = interserve.com |access-date = 19 October 2024|archive-date = 21 September 2010 }}</ref>