Although it had a large Boeing fleet it has always operated other aircraft. British built aircraft were transferred from BEA (e.g. Trident) and BOAC (e.g. VC10), and in the 1980s the airline bought the Lockheed L-1011. It has also acquired through the buyout of British Caledonian Airways in the 1980s the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Airbus A320. In the late 1990s British Airways placed its own first direct Airbus order, for over 100 A320/A319s to replace its own aging fleet of Boeing 737s. In September 2007 BA placed its first order for longhaul Airbus jets, 12 Airbus A380s with 7 options.
BA was one of only two operators of the supersonic Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic airliner, (the other being the state-owned Air France) with a daily service between Heathrow and New York JFK (although the original service was from London to Bahrain). Initially, Concorde was a financial burden, placed on the national carrier by the government, and attracted criticism from the press as a white elephant. However Lord King recognised the charismatic importance of Concorde to British Airways. BA used Concorde to win business customers, guaranteeing a certain number of Concorde upgrades in return for corporate accounts with the airline - a key factor in winning business from transatlantic competitors.
With the Paris Crash in 2000, the September 11 attacks and escalating maintenance costs, the future of Concorde was limited despite the expensive modifications after the crash. It was announced (on 10 April 2003) that, after 24 October 2003, they would cease scheduled services with Concorde, due to depressed passenger numbers. The last day of its Saturday-only London Heathrow to Barbados Concorde flight was on 30 August 2003. The airline still owns 8 Concordes which are on long term loan to museums in the UK, U.S. and Barbados.
The British Airways fleet includes the following aircraft as of 23 December 2008:[34]
British Airways Fleet Aircraft Total Orders Options Passengers
(First/Business/Premium Economy/Economy) Routes Notes
Airbus A318-100 0 2[35] 0 32 (-/32/-/-) LCY to New York-JFK Entry into Service: September 2009 when route begins
Airbus A319-100 33 0 0 132 LHR and LGW to Europe and UK
Airbus A320-200 34 17 0 155
156 LHR to Europe and UK Orders include 7 ex-GB Airways A320s currently with easyJet
Airbus A321-200 11 0 0 188 LHR to Europe and UK
Boeing 737-300 3 0 0 126 LGW to Europe and UK All to exit service by May 2009
Boeing 737-400 19 0 0 147 LGW to Europe and UK
Boeing 737-500 2 0 0 110 LGW to Europe and UK To be returned to lessor in early 2009
Boeing 747-400 55 0 0 291 (14/70/30/177)
299 (14/70/30/185)
337 (14/52/36/235) LHR to Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, North America and South America Largest operator of the Boeing 747-400
Two aircraft in storage. G-BNLW has been returned to service with BA
Boeing 757-200 11 0 0 186 LHR Terminal 3 to Barcelona, Helsinki, Lisbon, Madrid and Nice (until 2009) All to exit service by May 2010
Boeing 767-300ER 21 0 0 189 (-/24/24/141)
252 (252) LHR to Africa, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East and North America
Boeing 777-200 3 0 0 229 (17/48/24/127) LHR to Middle East
Boeing 777-200ER 39 4 4 Standard 4 Class
226 (14/48/40/124)
Long Range 4 Class
220 (13/48/32/127)
LHR 3 Class
272 (-/36/24/212)
LGW 3 Class
280 (-/40/24/216)
Reconfigured 3 Class
275 (-/48/24/203)
LGW and LHR to Africa, Asia, Australasia, Caribbean, Middle East, North America, and South America Launch Customer.
All 3 class aircraft to be reconfigured into New 3 class configuration with Stretch CW Seats
Boeing 777-300ER 0 6 4 Entry into service: 2010
4 Aircraft to be leased through GECAS
Boeing 787-8 0 8 16 183 (-/42/51/90) LHR Longhaul Services
(destinations yet to be announced) Entry into service: 2012
Boeing 787-9 0 16 16 LHR Longhaul Services
(destinations yet to be announced) Entry into service: 2014
TOTAL 231 65 47
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