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2010 to present dayNewly-created International Airlines Group (IAG) is formed and takes over British Airways and Iberia. Willie Walsh becomes Chief Executive of IAG and Keith Williams takes over as Chief Executive of British Airways.
In September 2023, a British Airways pilot found himself at the center of a scandal that rocked the aviation industry. According to reports, the pilot allegedly bragged about using cocaine while on a flight.
British Airways PLC, British air transport company formed in April 1974 in the fusion of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC, formed in 1939), British European Airways (BEA, formed in 1946), and their associated companies. The company, state-owned from its inception, was privatized in 1987.
Plane Crashes That Have Taken Place in 2023 So FarYeti Airlines Flight 691: an ATR 72-500 aircraft operating a domestic flight from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pokhara International Airport in Nepal crashed into the gorge of the Seti Gandaki River, resulting in the loss of all 72 individuals on board.
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