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British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. After the passing of the Civil Aviation Act 1946, European and South American services passed to two further state-owned ...
Douglas Rookes was a draughtsman, employed by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). He resigned from his union, the Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsman (AESD), after a disagreement. BOAC and AESD had a closed shop agreement, and AESD threatened a strike unless Rookes resigned also from his job or was fired. BOAC ...
British European Airways; British Global; British Island Airways; British Latin American Air Lines; British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd; British Mediterranean Airways; British Midland Airways; British Midland International; British NorthWest Airlines; British Overseas Air Charter; British Overseas Airways Corporation; British Regional Airlines ...
People of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (11 P) Pages in category "British Overseas Airways Corporation" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Pages in category "British Overseas Airways Corporation accidents and incidents" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
British Airways said that it would refund or re-book stranded passengers on new flights aboard rival carriers once flights are canceled. This is the standard in most strike actions. Related Articles
British Overseas Airways Corporation's resistance to opening the lucrative Far Eastern route to Singapore to home-grown competition by another British scheduled airline was so strong that BCal eventually only managed to obtain a renewable, three-months exempt charter permit, which entitled the airline to operate a small number of seat-only ...
The Luftwaffe begins dropping sea mines around the British coastline. November 24 – The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) is formed by the merger of Imperial Airways and the original British Airways Ltd effective 1 April 1940. November 27 – British West Indian Airlines, the future BWIA West Indies Airways, is founded.