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The aircraft would replace some of the airline's fleet of Boeing 747-400s. [23] Options for 18 Boeing 787 aircraft, part of the original contract signed in 2007, have been converted into firm orders for delivery between 2017 and 2021. [24] On 26 June 2013, British Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
A Boeing 747-400 wearing the Chelsea Rose livery takes off past two other 747s in the Chatham Dockyard livery, c. 2002. In 1997 British Airways (BA) adopted a new livery.One part of this was a newly stylised version of the British Airways "Speedbird" logo, the "Speedmarque", but the major change was the introduction of tail-fin art.
British Airways purchased the internet domain ba.com in 2002 from previous owner Bell Atlantic, [161] 'BA' being the company's initialism and its IATA Airline code. [162] British Airways is the official airline of the Wimbledon Championship tennis tournament, and was the official airline and tier one partner of the 2012 Summer Olympics and ...
After retirement by British Airways it was donated to the society and flown to Duxford in 1993. Displayed in the British Airways Landor Associates livery and named County of Dorset. [7] BAC Super VC10: G-ASGC Former BOAC and British Airways aircraft, painted in BOAC-Cunard markings which it wore when it was operated by the 1960s' joint venture ...
Coming in 2026, British Airways' new first class has a large wall featuring the airline's logo. The curved design of the suite and lamp are supposed to be nods to Concorde — arguably the heyday ...
Speedbird in the BOAC logo ca. 1965 On the nose of a BOAC Armstrong Whitworth Ensign refuelling in Accra during WW2. The Speedbird on a BOAC liveried Leyland Atlantean.. With the creation of BOAC in 1939 the logo was retained, continuing to appear on the noses of aircraft throughout World War II despite the military-style camouflage that had replaced the airline livery.
IAG posted a 15% rise in third-quarter operating profit after increasing passenger revenues and avoiding Boeing delivery delays that hit some rivals.
The Bristol Type 170 was designed as a stop-gap project to provide work for the Bristol Aeroplane Company while the Bristol Brabazon was under development. Subsequently, the British Air Ministry expressed interest in the project, believing that it would provide a rugged transport aircraft capable of using unimproved airstrips; accordingly, a pair of prototypes were ordered on the condition ...