The privatisation of British Airways was completed in 1987 under the leadership of Chairman Lord King.
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Privatization, Acquisitions, AlliancesBritish Airways was privatized in February 1987, after nearly 13 years as a state-owned enterprise, as part of a larger privatization program set forth by the then-Conservative government.
British Airways (BA) was born in 1972, when the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways Corporation (BEA) managements were combined under the newly formed British Airways Board.
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.
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remains the busiest airport in the world with 5.2 million seats in September 2023. The composition of the Global Top 10 Busiest Airports is also the same as last month but there are a few changes to the rankings.
On 24 June 1982, a Boeing 747-200 had just passed Jakarta at FL370 in night VMC when it unknowingly entered an ash cloud from a recently begun new eruption of nearby volcano, Mount Galunggung, which the crew were unaware of. All engines failed in quick succession and a MAYDAY was declared.
BA's success was an excellent example of Brand Promise, market segmentation, and communications in practice. Through in-flight and on-the-ground innovations and renovations and exceptional and insightful marketing, BA changed customers' perceptions of the total BA brand.
British Airways retired its last 737 in 2015, after a slow phase out in favour of A320s. Once covid took hold it seemed even more likely that IAG would ditch the order.