Friday 9 August 2013

British Airways

British Airways is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. It flies to 169 destinations with 212 aircraft. The airline commenced operations on believe it or not 31 March 1974. The airline's main hub is London Heathrow, but they also have a smaller base at Gatwick. In the UK the airline the is largest with it's fleet size, but the second largest with passenger numbers, the first being EasyJet. The airline have 11 different types of aircraft. The BA fleet consists of Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321, A380, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 787-800. The airline have orders for Boeing 787-900's. Pictures of the BA fleet. 

http://blog.flightstory.net/wp-content/uploads/british-airways-a318-steep-approach.jpg 
 Airbus A318. BA have 2 of these aircraft. They seat 32 people in an all Business configuration.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/British_Airways_Airbus_A319_Lofting-2.jpg
 Airbus A319. BA have 44 of these aircraft. They seat 132 people.


http://www.britishairways.com/cms/global/assets/images/global/aircraft/Fleet/Airbus_320_04.jpg
 Airbus A320. BA have 48 of these aircraft plus 9 orders. They seat 162 people.


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Ba_a321-200_g-euxf_takeoff_at_manchester_arp.jpg
 Airbus A321. BA have 18 of these. They seat 188 people.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/British_Airways_Airbus_A380-841_Hoppe.jpg
Airbus A380. BA 1 of these aircraft plus 11 orders. They can seat 469 people.


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/British_Airways_Boeing_737-400,_G-DOCO@AMS,18.03.2007-455ag_-_Flickr_-_Aero_Icarus.jpg
 Boeing 737-400. BA have 18 of these aircraft. They can seat 147 people.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Ba_b747-400_g-bnle_arp.jpg
 Boeing 747-400. BA have 55 of these aircraft. They seat between 299 & 345 people.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/British_Airways_Boeing_767-300ER_G-BNWM_LHR_2011-10-2.png
 Boeing 767-300ER. BA have 21 of these aircraft. They seat between 189 and 259 people.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/British_Airways_Boeing_777-200ER_G-VIIW_LHR_2008-2-4.png
 Boeing 777-200ER. BA have 46 of these aircraft. They seat between 224 and 275 people.


 http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/boeing777/images/boeing777_2.jpg
Boeing 777-300ER. BA have 6 of these aircraft plus 6 orders. They seat 299 people.


http://airchive.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/130627JG_BritishAirways787-0002.jpg
Boeing 787-800. BA have 2 of these aircraft plus 6 orders. They seat 214 people.

TOTAL: 212 aircraft.
 

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