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What we compareBritish AirwaysAB Airlines
Country in archiveUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
FoundedMarch 31, 19741993
FounderBritish Airways Board—
HeadquartersHarmondsworth, England, United KingdomLondon Stansted Airport, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Name originThe name is descriptive. In 1972 the British Airways Board was created to manage the state-owned BOAC and BEA and two regional carriers, and in 1974 the four were merged under the single name British Airways.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the AB Airlines name.
HighlightsConcorde, Boeing 747, Airbus A380—
Earliest archived brand logo19741993
Latest archived logo20081993
Archived logo assets41

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