Editing British Airways (section)

==Corporate affairs==
===Business trends===
The key trends for the British Airways PLC Group are shown below.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual reports {{!}} Operating Companies |url=https://www.iairgroup.com/investors-and-shareholders/financial-reporting/annual-reports/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=IAG}}</ref>

On the merger with Iberia, the accounting reference date was changed from 31 March to 31 December; figures below are therefore for the years to 31 March up to 2010, for the nine months to 31 December 2010, and for the years to 31 December thereafter:

{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|-
![[Fiscal year|Year]]
! [[Revenue|Turnover]]<br>([[Pound sterling|£]] bn)
! Net profit<br>(£ m)
! Number of<br>employees<br>([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]]){{Efn|on average}}
! Number of<br>passengers<br>(m)
! [[Passenger load factor|Passenger<br>load factor]]<br>(%)
! Number of<br>aircraft{{Efn|at year end}}
! References
|-
| align="left" | 2008&nbsp;Mar
|8.7
|694
|41,745
|34.6
|79.1
|245
|<ref name="Report2008">{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2008 |url=http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/24/240949/AnnualBA/BA_Report_2007_08.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195440/http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/24/240949/AnnualBA/BA_Report_2007_08.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=18 November 2015 |publisher=British Airways Plc}}</ref><ref name="Report2010">{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2010 |url=http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/24/240949/AnnualBA/BAI_AR_2010_final.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193040/http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/24/240949/AnnualBA/BAI_AR_2010_final.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=18 November 2015 |publisher=British Airways Plc}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2009&nbsp;Mar
|8.9
|{{color|red|−358}}
|41,473
|33.1
|77.0
|245
|<ref name="Report2010" />
|-
| align="left" | 2010&nbsp;Mar
|7.9
|{{color|red|−425}}
|37,595
|31.8
|78.5
|238
|<ref name="Report2010" />
|-
| align="left" | 2010{{Efn|only 9 months}}
|6.6
|170
|35,778
|24.1
|78.5
|240
|<ref name="Report2011">{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2011 |url=http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-reportsannual |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231204139/http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-reportsannual |archive-date=31 December 2015 |access-date=18 November 2015 |publisher=British Airways Plc}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2011
|9.9
|672
|36,164
|34.2
|78.2
|245
|<ref name="Report2011" />
|-
| align="left" | 2012
|10.8
|84
|38,761
|37.6
|79.9
|273
|<ref name="Report2013">{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2013 |url=http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-rnsArticle_Print&ID=1910557&highlight= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231204138/http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-rnsArticle_Print&ID=1910557&highlight= |archive-date=31 December 2015 |access-date=18 November 2015 |publisher=British Airways Plc}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2013
|11.4
|281
|38,592
|39.9
|81.3
|278
|<ref name="Report2013" />
|-
| align="left" | 2014
|11.7
|702
|39,710
|41.5
|81.0
|279
|<ref name="Report2014">{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2014 |url=http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-reportsannual |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231204139/http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-reportsannual |archive-date=31 December 2015 |access-date=18 November 2015 |publisher=British Airways Plc}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2015
|11.3
|975{{Efn|After deconsolidation of AGL}}
|39,309
|43.3
|81.5
|284
|<ref name="Report2015">{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2015 |url=http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-reportsannual |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205073402/http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-reportsannual |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=16 April 2016 |publisher=British Airways Plc}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2016
|11.4
|1,345
|39,024
|44.5
|81.2
|293
|<ref>{{cite report |url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NjYzMTQyfENoaWxkSUQ9MzcwNDI0fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1 |title=British Airways Plc Annual Report and Accounts year ended 31 December 2016 |date=24 February 2017 |publisher=International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. |access-date=24 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314142141/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NjYzMTQyfENoaWxkSUQ9MzcwNDI0fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1 |archive-date=14 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2017
|12.2
|1,447
|38,347
|45.2
|81.8
|293
|<ref>{{cite report |url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Njg5MjY3fENoaWxkSUQ9Mzk5NjQxfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1 |title=British Airways Plc Annual Report and Accounts year ended 31 December 2017 |date=22 February 2018 |publisher=International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. |access-date=24 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314142141/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Njg5MjY3fENoaWxkSUQ9Mzk5NjQxfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1 |archive-date=14 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2018
|13.0
|2,091
|38,202
|46.8
|82.5
|294
|<ref>{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2018 |url=https://www.iairgroup.com/~/media/Files/I/IAG/annual-reports/ba/en/british-airways-plc-annual-report-and-accounts-2018.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317095145/https://www.iairgroup.com/~/media/Files/I/IAG/annual-reports/ba/en/british-airways-plc-annual-report-and-accounts-2018.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2023 |access-date=20 October 2022 |website=iairgroup.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2019
|13.2
|1,109
|38,230
|47.7
|83.6
|305
|<ref>{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2019 |url=https://www.iairgroup.com/~/media/Files/I/IAG/documents/British%20Airways%20Plc%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202019.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317095128/https://www.iairgroup.com/~/media/Files/I/IAG/documents/British%20Airways%20Plc%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202019.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2023 |access-date=21 October 2022 |website=iairgroup.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2020
|4.0
|{{color|red|−3,489}}
|33,898
|12.2
|61.4
|277
|<ref>{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2020 |url=https://www.iairgroup.com/~/media/Files/I/IAG/annual-reports/ba/en/british-airways-plc-annual-report-and-accounts-2020.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407103105/https://www.iairgroup.com/~/media/Files/I/IAG/annual-reports/ba/en/british-airways-plc-annual-report-and-accounts-2020.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2022 |access-date=21 October 2022 |website=iairgroup.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2021
|3.6
|{{color|red|−1,648}}
|26,890
|10.3
|58.3
|276
|<ref>{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2021 |url=https://www.iairgroup.com/~/media/Files/I/IAG/annual-reports/ba/en/british-airways-plc-signed-ara-31-dec-2021-hd.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502104315/https://www.iairgroup.com/~/media/Files/I/IAG/annual-reports/ba/en/british-airways-plc-signed-ara-31-dec-2021-hd.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2022 |access-date=21 October 2022 |website=iairgroup.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2022
|11.0
|61
|33,644
|33.0
|79.9
|276
|<ref>{{cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2022 |url=https://www.iairgroup.com/media/v32fsxl4/british-airways-annual-report-and-accounts-2022.pdf |access-date=13 November 2023 |website=IAG}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | 2023
|14.3
|1,161 
|37,401
|43.0
|83.6
|284
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=BA Annual Report 2023 |url=https://www.iairgroup.com/media/2h0hgqdq/british-airways-annual-report-and-accounts-2023.pdf |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=IAG}}</ref>
|}

In 2020, due to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, British Airways had to reduce its&nbsp;42,000-strong workforce by 12,000 jobs. According to the estimate by IAG, a parent company, it will take the air travel industry several years to return to previous performance and profitability levels.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 April 2020 |title=British Airways set to cut up to 12,000 jobs |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52462660 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428235138/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52462660 |archive-date=28 April 2020 |access-date=29 April 2020 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

However, 2022 saw a dramatic increase in travel, and the company now faced a worker shortage, forcing it to cancel more than 1,500 flights.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 July 2022 |title=British Airways cancels 1,500 more flights |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62038929 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811135156/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62038929 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |access-date=6 July 2022 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> During February 2023, The international airlines group, the owners of British Airways announced that the group has returned to making an annual profit of €1.3&nbsp;billion for the first time since the pandemic, following a €2.8&nbsp;billion loss in 2021. The company warned that due to the surge in demand for flying this could lead to more disruption.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 February 2023 |title=British Airways owner returns to annual profit for first time since pandemic |url=https://www.ft.com/content/9803c6ef-8331-418a-b4ba-d01c78ed772f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330085826/https://ft.com/content/9803c6ef-8331-418a-b4ba-d01c78ed772f |archive-date=30 March 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=Financial Times}}</ref>

===Operations===

British Airways is the largest airline based in the United Kingdom in terms of fleet size, international flights, and international destinations and was, until 2008, the largest airline by passenger numbers. The airline carried 34.6&nbsp;million passengers in 2008, but, rival carrier [[easyJet]] transported 44.5&nbsp;million passengers that year, passing British Airways for the first time.<ref name="British Airways Traffic Statistics">
{{cite news|title=British Airways Traffic Statistics 2008|url=http://www.britishairways.com/cms/global/microsites/ba_reports0809/financial/opfin_stats.html|work=British Airways|access-date=16 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620072138/http://www.britishairways.com/cms/global/microsites/ba_reports0809/financial/opfin_stats.html|archive-date=20 June 2009|url-status=live}}
</ref><ref name="Passenger statistics for December 2008">{{cite news|title=Passenger statistics for December 2008|url=http://easyjet.com/EN/News/dec_08_passenger_statistics.html|work=EasyJet|access-date=24 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129132555/http://www.easyjet.com/EN/News/dec_08_passenger_statistics.html|archive-date=29 January 2009}}</ref> British Airways holds a [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]] Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=183&pagetype=90&pageid=340 |title=Description of UK Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence |work=Civil Aviation Authority |access-date=5 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311005729/http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=183&pagetype=90&pageid=340 |archive-date=11 March 2007 }}</ref>

[[File:WatersideBAHQLondon.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Waterside (building)|Waterside]], the head office building of British Airways]]

The airlines' head office, [[Waterside (building)|Waterside]], stands in [[Harmondsworth]], a village that is near Heathrow Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishairways.com/travel/aboutba/public/en_gb|work=British Airways|title=About British Airways – Waterside|access-date=27 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831095614/http://www.britishairways.com/travel/aboutba/public/en_gb|archive-date=31 August 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Waterside was completed in June 1998 to replace British Airways' previous head office, Speedbird House,<ref>{{cite web|title=World Airline Directory: 26 March – 1 April 1997|work=[[Flight International]]|date=26 March 1997|access-date=3 October 2010|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%200826.html?search=%22British%20Airways%2258|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119124959/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%200826.html?search=%22British%20Airways%2258|archive-date=19 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Willcock, John. "[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/people-and-business-toy-story-is-just-a-fable-1176710.html People and Business: Toy story is just a fable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621090818/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/people-and-business-toy-story-is-just-a-fable-1176710.html |date=21 June 2017 }}." ''The Independent''. Wednesday 7 October 1998. Retrieved 27 February 2010. "This is a lot more complimentary than the nickname for BA's old head office, Speedbird House, universally known as "Birdseed House". How cheap."</ref> located in Technical Block C on the grounds of Heathrow.<ref>{{cite news|last=Calder|first=Simon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-waterside-heathrow-airport-ba-hq-a9643851.html|title=British Airways to mothball £200m Heathrow HQ in cost-cutting move|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=19 July 2020|access-date=21 February 2021|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301073436/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-waterside-heathrow-airport-ba-hq-a9643851.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

British Airways' main base is at Heathrow Airport, but it also has a major presence at Gatwick Airport. It also has a base at London City Airport, where its subsidiary [[BA CityFlyer]] is the largest operator. BA had previously operated a significant hub at [[Manchester Airport]]. Manchester to New York (JFK) services were withdrawn; later all international services outside London ceased when the subsidiary [[BA Connect]] was sold. Passengers wishing to travel internationally with BA either to or from regional UK destinations must now transfer in London.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flights hit by BA sale to Flybe|date=5 March 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6418391.stm|work=BBC News|access-date=23 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021145639/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6418391.stm|archive-date=21 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Heathrow Airport is dominated by British Airways, which owns 50% of the [[Airport slot|slots]] available at the airport as of 2019,<ref name="Slots 2019">{{cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9062/|title=Airport slots - House of Commons Library|access-date=26 February 2023|archive-date=26 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226082513/https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9062/|url-status=live}}</ref> growing from 40% in 2004.<ref name="Slots 2004">{{cite news|first=David|last=Gow|title=BA outbid for Heathrow slots|date=21 January 2004|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jan/21/theairlineindustry.britishairways|work=The Guardian|location=UK|access-date=23 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827215515/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jan/21/theairlineindustry.britishairways|archive-date=27 August 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The majority of BA services operate from [[Heathrow Terminal 5|Terminal 5]], with the exception of some flights at [[Heathrow Terminal 3|Terminal 3]] owing to insufficient capacity at Terminal 5. At London City Airport, the company owns 52% of the slots as of 2019.<ref name="Slots 2019" />

In August 2014, Willie Walsh advised the airline would continue to use flight paths over Iraq despite the hostilities there. A few days earlier Qantas announced it would avoid Iraqi airspace, while other airlines did likewise. The issue arose following the downing of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] over Ukraine, and a temporary suspension of flights to and from [[Ben Gurion Airport]] during the [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict]].<ref name="IraqBA">{{cite news|title=British Airways CEO insists flights over Iraq are safe|url=http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/224382415/scat/0f440bf3fff89f01/ht/British-Airways-CEO-insists-flights-over-Iraq-are-safe|access-date=2 August 2014|publisher=The UK News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053222/http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/224382415/scat/0f440bf3fff89f01/ht/British-Airways-CEO-insists-flights-over-Iraq-are-safe|archive-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>

===Subsidiaries===

Over its history, BA has had many subsidiaries. In addition to the below, British Airways also owned Airways Aero Association, the operator of the [[British Airways flying club]] based at [[Wycombe Air Park]] in [[High Wycombe]], until it was sold to [[Surinder Arora]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafc.co.uk/history.shtml|title=History of BAFC|work=Airways Aero Associations|access-date=11 September 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080311174217/http://www.bafc.co.uk/history.shtml |archive-date = 11 March 2008}}</ref>

[[File:2010-06-30 B757 OpenSkies F-HAVN EDDF 02.jpg|thumb|right|An [[OpenSkies]] Boeing 757-200 landing at [[Frankfurt Airport]]]]

{| class="wikitable"
! Airline
! Still owned by BA
! Current status
! Details
|-
| [[BA CityFlyer]]
| Yes
| Active
| Founded 25 March 2007 as a reforming of the former subsidiary [[CityFlyer Express]] with assets of [[BA Connect]] not sold to [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]]
|-
| [[British Airways Engineering]]
| Yes
| Active
| Responsible for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of British Airways' aircraft. BAE was formed from the merger of the engineering divisions of [[BOAC]] and [[British European Airways|BEA]]'s when the two airlines merged in 1974 to form British Airways.
|-
| [[British Airways World Cargo]]
| No
| Merged with fellow Cargo subsidiaries of [[International Airlines Group|IAG]] to form [[IAG Cargo]]
| British Airways first opened a World Cargo centre at Heathrow in 1999. The company ended operations on 30 April 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atlas-air-worldwide-british-airways-130000501.html |title=British Airways to Pursue New Opportunities |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |date=17 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130183554/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/atlas-air-worldwide-british-airways-130000501.html |archive-date=30 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Atlas Air invests in new UK airline|work=Atlas Air Inc.|date=12 April 2001|url=http://www.atlasair.com/aa/press/press2.asp?Pressid=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030226090144/http://www.atlasair.com/aa/press/press2.asp?Pressid=8|archive-date=26 February 2003}}</ref> having been fully merged into [[IAG Cargo]]
|-
| [[British Airways Helicopters]]
| No
| Sold
| Sold in 1986 - Now trades as [[British International Helicopters]]
|-
| [[BA Connect]]
| No
| Closed
| Formerly known as  BA CitiExpress. Sold in 2007 to [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/nov/04/britishairways.theairlineindustry |title=BA sells off regional business as it takes £100m hit from terror scare |first=Dan |last=Milmo |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 November 2006 |access-date=14 February 2015 |archive-date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214093235/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/nov/04/britishairways.theairlineindustry |url-status=live }}</ref> closed down in 2020
|-
| [[British Asia Airways]]
| No
| Closed
| Founded in 1993 to enable British Airways to continue operating service to Taiwan despite disputes over the legal status of the [[Republic of China]].
|-
| [[OpenSkies]]
| Yes
| Reorganised
| Founded in 2008. OpenSkies ceased to operate under its own brand after summer 2018 to operate for [[International Airlines Group|IAG]]'s new low-cost subsidiary brand [[Level (airline brand)|Level]].<ref name="LV18">{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275952/level-outlines-s18-operations-new-routes-from-paris-orly/|title=LEVEL outlines S18 operations: New routes from Paris Orly|last=Liu|first=Jim|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=28 November 2017|access-date=16 September 2020|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807121630/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275952/level-outlines-s18-operations-new-routes-from-paris-orly/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
|-
| [[Club World London City|British Airways Limited]]
| No
| Closed
| Established in 2012 to take over the operation of the premium service between London City Airport and New York-JFK. The flights returned to be directly operated by British Airways plc in 2015. The service was suspended in March 2020 amidst [[COVID-19]], before being cancelled in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=British Airways confirms end of all business class LCY-JFK service |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/08/03/british-airways-confirms-end-of-all-business-class-lcy-jfk-service/ |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=Business Traveller |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421125053/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/08/03/british-airways-confirms-end-of-all-business-class-lcy-jfk-service/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[CityFlyer Express]]
| No
| Closed
| Formerly a short-haul [[regional airline]] founded in 1991 (as Euroworld Airways). In 1993 it became the first British Airways (BA) [[franchisee]] operating as ''British Airways Express''. CityFlyer's ownership passed to BA in 1999 when that company bought out the original promoters as well as [[3i]], the airline's main shareholder at the time. Initially, CityFlyer continued to operate as a separate unit, but it was eventually absorbed into British Airways' mainline short haul operation at [[Gatwick]] in 2001.
|-
| [[British Regional Airlines]]
| No
| Closed
| Founded in March 1991 when [[Manx Airlines]] created Manx Airlines Europe in order to expand and fly routes within the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>Wings of Mann, Kniveton G N</ref> In 1994 Manx Airlines Europe became a [[Franchising|franchise]] carrier for British Airways. In March 2001 British Airways purchased the British Regional Airlines Group (holding company of British Regional Airlines and Manx Airlines) for £78m and merged it with [[Brymon Airways]] to create [[British Airways CitiExpress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/exfootballer-makes-killing-from-british-regional-air-lines-695407.html|title=Ex-footballer makes killing from British Regional Air Lines - Business News, Business - The Independent|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=9 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209050006/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/exfootballer-makes-killing-from-british-regional-air-lines-695407.html |archive-date=9 February 2010 }}</ref> 
|-
| [[Deutsche BA]]
| No
| Closed
| Sold in 2008 to [[Air Berlin]] where it traded as [[DBA (airline)|dba by Air Berlin]], before closing down in 2008 <ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 72 | date= 3 April 2007}}</ref><ref name="aero.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.aero.de/news.php?varnewsid%3D7469 |access-date=3 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227140341/http://www.aero.de/news.php?varnewsid=7469 |archive-date=27 February 2009 |title=Aero.de - Luftfahrt-Nachrichten und -Community }}</ref>
|-
| [[Air Liberté]]
| No
| Closed
| Purchased [[Air Liberté]] together with [[TAT European Airlines|TAT]] and inaugurated them under one management. On 5 May 2000, BA sold Air Liberté to a partnership between Taitbout Antibes and [[Swissair]].
|-
|[[BA EuroFlyer|BA Euroflyer]]
|Yes
|Active
|Created in 2022, was established to compete with easyJet at Gatwick by providing a lower cost option to the primary airline.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schuurman |first=Richard |date=7 December 2022 |title=BA Euroflyer gets ready to stand on its own feet |url=https://airinsight.com/ba-euroflyer-gets-ready-to-stand-on-its-own-feet/ |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=AirInsight |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224192016/https://airinsight.com/ba-euroflyer-gets-ready-to-stand-on-its-own-feet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

===Franchises===
[[File:British Airways (Comair) B727-230 ZS-NVR (13893472608).jpg|thumb|A [[Comair (South Africa)|Comair]] Boeing 727-230  at [[O. R. Tambo International Airport]]]]

{| class="wikitable"
! Airline
! Still a BA franchisee
! Still operating
! Details
|-
| [[Sun-Air of Scandinavia]]
| Yes
| Active
| Founded in 1978. Became a franchisee in 1996<ref>{{cite news |url =http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bas-franchising-goes-offshore-16963/ |work =Flightglobal |title =BA's franchising goes offshore |date =15 May 1996 |access-date =23 October 2011 |first =Max |last =Kingsley-Jones |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120315045708/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bas-franchising-goes-offshore-16963/ |archive-date =15 March 2012 |url-status =live |df =dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
| [[Comair (South Africa)|Comair]]
| No
| Closed
| Founded in 1943. Became a franchisee in 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ba-franchising-forays-into-south-africa-12662/|title=BA franchising forays into South Africa|work=Flight International|access-date=23 October 2011|date=19 June 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315045557/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ba-franchising-forays-into-south-africa-12662/|archive-date=15 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The company entered into voluntary business rescue proceedings on 5 May 2020, due to the impact of the [[coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biznews.com/briefs/2020/05/05/comair-covid-19-business-rescue/ |title=Comair joins list of Covid-19 victims – enters business rescue |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906222604/https://www.biznews.com/briefs/2020/05/05/comair-covid-19-business-rescue |url-status=live }}</ref> Operations were suspended on 31 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.comair.co.za/media-room/comair-suspends-flights-pending-receipt-of-funding | title=Comair - Comair suspends flights pending receipt of funding | access-date=14 January 2023 | archive-date=19 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619085149/https://www.comair.co.za/media-room/comair-suspends-flights-pending-receipt-of-funding }}</ref>
|-
| [[Loganair]]
| No
| Active
| Founded in February 1962. In 1993, the airline became a franchisee of British Airways, operating its [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander|Islanders]] in the British Airways livery. This would stand until July 2008, when it became the new franchisee of [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/about/brief-history/|title=Brief History - Loganair|work=Loganair|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820201924/https://www.loganair.co.uk/about/brief-history/}}</ref>
|-
| [[Maersk Air UK]]
| No
| Closed
| Founded in May 1993 as part of the demerger of BEA. It flew out of Birmingham Airport to domestic and European destinations under a British Airways franchise agreement. By early 2003 the Maersk Group had given up on operating an airline in the UK and put Maersk Air UK up for sale.  However, there were not interested buyers and the company was therefore sold in a [[management buyout]] in 2003, with the airline becoming [[Duo Airways]] before ceasing operations in May 2004, when an investor withdrew support at short notice.
|-

|}

===Shareholdings===
British Airways obtained a 15% stake in the now-defunct UK regional airline [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Flybe]] from the sale of BA Connect in March 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flybe.com/news/0703/02.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225142020/http://www.flybe.com/news/0703/02.htm|archive-date=25 February 2008|title=Completion of acquisition by Flybe of BA connect|work=Flybe|date=5 March 2007}}</ref> It sold the stake in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-airways-parent-iag-sells-flybe-stake-1403275077 |title = British Airways Parent IAG Sells Flybe Stake |publisher = [[Wall Street Journal]] |first = Robert |last = Wall |date = 20 June 2014 }}</ref>

BA also owned a 10% stake in InterCapital and Regional Rail (ICRR), the company that managed the operations of [[Eurostar (UK) Ltd]] from 1998 to 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/company_information/ownership_structure.jsp|title=Ownership & Structure|work=Eurostar|access-date=5 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508110025/http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/company_information/ownership_structure.jsp|archive-date=8 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.allrailjobs.co.uk/article/eurostar-restructure-sees-uk-expand-rail-stake-5377.htm | publisher=AllRailJobs.co.uk | title=Eurostar restructure sees UK expand rail stake | access-date=18 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061754/http://www.allrailjobs.co.uk/article/eurostar-restructure-sees-uk-expand-rail-stake-5377.htm | archive-date=23 October 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> when the management of Eurostar was restructured.<ref>{{cite web |title=House of Commons Hansard Ministerial Statements for 19 June 2014 (pt 0001) |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140619/wmstext/140619m0001.htm |website=UK Parliament |publisher=House of Commons |access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UK government has reached agreement for the sale of its entire interest in Eurostar International Limited ("Eurostar") for £757.1m |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-reaches-agreement-on-the-sale-of-its-entire-interest-in-eurostar-for-7571m |access-date=2 April 2015 |website=GOV.uk}}</ref><ref name="eurostar.com">{{Cite web |title=Behind the scenes |url=http://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/about-eurostar/our-company/behind-the-scenes |publisher=[[Eurostar Group]] |location=[[Brussels]]}}</ref>

===Industrial relations===
Staff working for British Airways are represented by a number of trade unions, pilots are represented by [[British Air Line Pilots' Association]], cabin crew by [[British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association]] (a branch of [[Unite the Union]]), while other branches of Unite the Union and the [[GMB Union]] represent other employees. Bob Ayling's management faced strike action by cabin crew over a £1&nbsp;billion cost-cutting drive to return BA to profitability in 1997; this was the last time BA cabin crew would strike until 2009, although staff morale has reportedly been unstable since that incident.<ref name = CCSA>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/dec/15/british-airways-strike-background|work=The Guardian|title=BA strike: conflict that was always on airline's flight path|date=15 December 2009|access-date=4 July 2010|location=London|first=Dan|last=Milmo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908174204/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/dec/15/british-airways-strike-background|archive-date=8 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In an effort to increase interaction between management, employees, and the unions, various conferences and workshops have taken place, often with thousands in attendance.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100965480 |last1=Bamber |first1=G.&nbsp;J. |last2=Gittell |first2=J.&nbsp;H. |last3=Kochan |first3=T.&nbsp;A. |last4=von Nordenflytch |first4=A. |year=2009 |title=Up in the Air: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging their Employees |publisher=Cornell University Press, Ithaca |chapter=chapter 5 |access-date=18 November 2015 |archive-date=31 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031004303/http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100965480 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, wildcat action was taken by union members over a decision by [[Gate Gourmet]] not to renew the contracts of 670 workers and replace them with agency staff; it is estimated that the strike cost British Airways £30&nbsp;million and caused disruption to 100,000 passengers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4162036.stm|title=Gate Gourmet probes union claims|work=BBC News|date=18 August 2005|access-date=23 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118195017/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4162036.stm|archive-date=18 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2006, BA became involved in a [[British Airways cross controversy|civil rights dispute]] when a Christian employee was forbidden to wear a necklace bearing the [[christian cross|cross]], a religious symbol.<ref>{{cite news|title=Woman to sue BA in necklace row|work=BBC News|date=15 October 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6052608.stm|access-date=23 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115182209/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6052608.stm|archive-date=15 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> BA's practice of forbidding such symbols has been publicly questioned by British politicians such as the former [[Home Secretary]] [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]] and the former [[Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom)|Foreign Secretary]] [[Jack Straw]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Lucy |last = Cockcroft |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7028261/BA-wrong-to-ban-Christian-from-wearing-cross-because-it-plays-into-extremists-hands.html |title = BA 'wrong' to ban Christian from wearing cross because it 'plays into extremists' hands' |work = The Telegraph |date = 19 January 2010 |access-date = 2 April 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160415125723/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7028261/BA-wrong-to-ban-Christian-from-wearing-cross-because-it-plays-into-extremists-hands.html |archive-date = 15 April 2016 |url-status = live |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Relations have been turbulent between BA and Unite. In 2007, cabin crew threatened strike action over salary changes to be imposed by BA management. The strike was called off at the last minute, British Airways losing £80&nbsp;million.<ref name = CCSA/> In December 2009, a ballot for strike action over Christmas received a high level of support,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8411214.stm|title=British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike|work=BBC News|date=14 December 2009|access-date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219065442/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8411214.stm|archive-date=19 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> action was blocked by a court injunction that deemed the ballot illegal. Negotiations failed to stop strike action in March, BA withdrew perks for strike participants.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8584720.stm|title=BA Strikers to forfeit cheap travel perks|work=BBC News|date=24 March 2010|access-date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219052714/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8584720.stm|archive-date=19 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Allegations were made by ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper that BA had consulted outside firms methods to undermine the unions: the story was later withdrawn.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/apr/02/frank-burchill-apology|title=Apology to Frank Burchill|work=The Guardian|date=2 April 2010|access-date=6 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101054519/http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/apr/02/frank-burchill-apology|archive-date=1 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> A strike was announced for May 2010, British Airways again sought an injunction. Members of the [[Socialist Workers Party (UK)|Socialist Workers Party]] disrupted negotiations between BA management and Unite to prevent industrial action.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=21303|title=Right to Work conference shows opposition to BA boss Willie Walsh|work=Socialist Worker|date=22 May 2010|access-date=6 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527232042/http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=21303|archive-date=27 May 2010}}</ref> Further disruption struck when [[Derek Simpson (trade unionist)|Derek Simpson]], a Unite co-leader, was discovered to have leaked details of confidential negotiations online via Twitter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10143076.stm|title=Unite union says BA strike to go ahead|work=BBC News|date=23 May 2010|access-date=16 July 2010|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107080959/https://www.bbc.com/news/10143076|url-status=live}}</ref> Industrial action re-emerged in 2017, this time by BA's Mixed Fleet flight attendants, whom were employed on much less favorable pay and terms and conditions compared to previous cabin staff who joined prior to 2010. A ballot for industrial action was distributed to Mixed Fleet crew in November 2016<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/11/british-airways-cabin-crew-vote-industrial-action-heathrow-wages | work=The Guardian | title=British Airways cabin crew to vote for possible industrial action | date=11 November 2016 | access-date=19 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803172239/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/11/british-airways-cabin-crew-vote-industrial-action-heathrow-wages | archive-date=3 August 2017 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> and resulted in an overwhelming yes majority for industrial action.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38319538 |work=BBC News |title=British Airways crew vote for Heathrow strike |date=14 December 2016 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106212612/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38319538 |archive-date=6 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Unite described Mixed Fleet crew as on "poverty pay", with many Mixed Fleet flight attendants sleeping in their cars in between shifts because they cannot afford the fuel to drive home, or operating while sick as they cannot afford to call in sick and lose their pay for the shift. Unite also blasted BA of removing staff travel concessions, bonus payments and other benefits to all cabin crew who undertook industrial action, as well as strike-breaking tactics such as wet-leasing aircraft from other airlines and offering financial incentives for cabin crew not to strike.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-strike-cabin-crew-1-july-why-dates-what-flights-delay-cancellations-when-times-a7797746.html |work=The Independent |title=British Airways strike: everything you need to know about 1 July cabin crew walkout |date=27 June 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715155747/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-strike-cabin-crew-1-july-why-dates-what-flights-delay-cancellations-when-times-a7797746.html |archive-date=15 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/british-airways-cabin-crew-stage-new-two-week-strike-1631060 |work=International Business Times |title=British Airways cabin crew to stage new two-week strike |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719180214/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/british-airways-cabin-crew-stage-new-two-week-strike-1631060 |archive-date=19 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first dates of strikes during Christmas 2016 were cancelled due to pay negotiations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/22/british-airways-cabin-crews-suspend-strikes-over-christmas |work=The Guardian |title=British Airways cabin crews suspend strikes over Christmas |date=22 December 2016 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803180019/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/22/british-airways-cabin-crews-suspend-strikes-over-christmas |archive-date=3 August 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Industrial action by Mixed Fleet commenced in January 2017 after rejecting a pay offer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-airways-strike-cabin-crew-new-48-hour-walkout-pay-offer-a7507796.html |work=The Independent |title=British Airways strike: Cabin crew declare new 48-hour walkout after rejecting pay offer |date=3 January 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803173420/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-airways-strike-cabin-crew-new-48-hour-walkout-pay-offer-a7507796.html |archive-date=3 August 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Strike action continued throughout 2017 in numerous discontinuous periods, resulting in one of the longest running disputes in aviation history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/ba-cabin-crew-strike-extended-to-august-bank-holiday-10972081|work=Sky News|title=BA cabin crew strike extended to August bank holiday|date=3 August 2017|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803172449/http://news.sky.com/story/ba-cabin-crew-strike-extended-to-august-bank-holiday-10972081|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://stv.tv/news/uk/1393883-ba-crew-set-to-strike-for-further-two-weeks-in-august/ |work=STV News |title=British Airways crew to strike for further two weeks |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803171500/https://stv.tv/news/uk/1393883-ba-crew-set-to-strike-for-further-two-weeks-in-august/ |archive-date=3 August 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/cabin-crew-at-british-airways-to-stage-14day-strike-in-pay-dispute-35947956.html |work=Belfast Telegraph |title=Cabin crew at British Airways to stage 14-day strike in pay dispute |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719174838/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/cabin-crew-at-british-airways-to-stage-14day-strike-in-pay-dispute-35947956.html |archive-date=19 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/news/2017-07-19/ba-crew-set-to-strike-for-further-two-weeks-in-august/ |work=ITV News |title=BA crew set to strike for further two weeks in August |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719171759/http://www.itv.com/news/2017-07-19/ba-crew-set-to-strike-for-further-two-weeks-in-august/ |archive-date=19 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 31 October 2017, after 85 days of discontinuous industrial action, Mixed Fleet accepted a new pay deal from BA which ended the dispute.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/british-airways-cabin-crew-land-new-pay-deal-to-end-strikes-11107131|work=Sky News|title=British Airways cabin crew land new pay deal to end strikes|date=31 October 2017|access-date=4 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101005856/http://news.sky.com/story/british-airways-cabin-crew-land-new-pay-deal-to-end-strikes-11107131|archive-date=1 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Senior leadership ===

* Chairman: [[Sean Doyle (businessman)|Sean Doyle]] (since April 2021)<ref name=":0">{{cite web |website=British Airways |title=Sean Doyle, British Airways' Chairman and CEO |url=https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/factsheets/details/86/Management-Team-23/214?category=1&pgck=L2ZhY3RzaGVldHM- | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706135829/https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/factsheets/details/86/Management-Team-23/214?category=1&pgck=L2ZhY3RzaGVldHM- | archive-date=6 July 2022 }}</ref>
* Chief Executive: [[Sean Doyle (businessman)|Sean Doyle]] (since October 2020)<ref name=":0" />