British Airways
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British Airways is the UK's largest airline. It operates domestic flights within the UK as well as international flights to Europe and the rest of the world. It was formed from a group of other UK airlines joining together to make a big one: British Airways (BA). BA have one of the biggest fleet of aircraft in the world operating Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777 aircraft as well as Airbus A320 family planes and regional planes such as the Embraer ERJ-145. For a time during the 1990s BA had a World Tails scheme on their planes, each tail was painted in a design to symbolise a country of the world; Botswana, Germany, Sweden and Scotland were countries represented but many more were as well.
[edit] Facts about the airline
- British Airways was the first airline to introduce flat beds in First Class, many airlines now have this luxury
- BA features heavily in James Bond Films
- The airline was awarded 'Airline of the Year 2006'
