British Airways first batch of 33 Airbus A319-131's started to join the fleet in 1999 and began operating out of Heathrow, replacing the RJ 100 and B737-436 aircraft which were rebased elsewhere. In 2012, British Airways purchased BMI and another 11 A319-131's joined the fleet from BMI.

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When British Airways took over British Caledonia in 1987, the purchase included an order for 10 A320 aircraft. Five were the 100 series and the others 200 series. British Airways obviously liked the aircraft, as they ordered 17 aircraft, with deliveries from 2002 onwards. A further order for 17 aircraft was subsequently placed and this batch started to join the fleet in 2007. In 2009, the two aircraft that had been leased to GB Airways were returned to the fleet.

In 2012, IAG purchased BMI and all operations, other than those operated by BMI Regional, were wrapped into British Airways. This brought another seven A320?s into the BA fleet, although one of these was subsequently returned to the lessor. By the end of 2012, all the original aircraft that had been ordered by British Caledonia, had been retired and most were scrapped. However, British Airways have ordered further A320?s and many of these have now been delivered. By August 2014 British Airways were operating 56 A320?s, with further aircraft on order.

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The A321 entered airline service in 1994. Subsequently, British Airways ordered 11 of the 231 versions and the first aircraft, G-EUXC, joined the fleet on 15 October 2004, with the last aircraft being delivered in November 2007.

Britsh Airways absorbed the operations of BMI and another seven A321?s joined the fleet in 2012 from BMI. Five of these aircraft had previously operated with British Mediterranean Airways.

British Airways use their A321?s principally on European and high-density domestic shuttle routes. However, BMI had already ordered upgraded Business & Economy Class seating for their A321?s and British Airways are using these aircraft on their mid-haul flight to the Middle and Near East destinations.

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In 2007, British Airways placed an order for 12 Airbus A380's. The first of these aircraft, G-XLEA, was delivered to British Airways on 4 July 2013, with the second, G-XLEB being delivered on 20 September 2013. The first aircraft was used for crew training and then on crew familiarization flights between Heathrow and Frankfurt.

The first Longhaul flight was to Los Angeles as BA269 on 24 September 2013 and was operated by G-XLEB, which also operated the inaugural flight to Hong Kong the following month

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Over the years, British Airways fleet has included a number of B737-200, 300, 400 and 500 aircraft inherited from various acquisitions. These aircraft were gradually disposed of in various reorganisations.

However, in 2001 British Airways leased five B737-300 aircraft themselves to bolster their shorthaul fleet. These were re-registered G-LGTE to G-LGTI. These remained in service until 2009, with the last aircraft, G-LGTE, being returned to the lessor on 13 August 2009.

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British Airways currently operate a small fleet of Boeing 737-436 aircraft from London Gatwick International Airport in the United Kingdom. Over the years, British Airways has operated several other models of the Boeing 737 on its Short-Haul routes from London Gatwick, more recently Boeing 737-300 and 500's, although these have now been retired.

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Over the years, British Airways fleet has included a number of B737-200, 300, 400 and 500 aircraft inherited from various acquisitions. However these aircraft were gradually disposed of in various reorganisations. In 2000, British Airways arranged to lease ten B7376-500 aircraft from a variety of sources, to be based at Manchester to replace the B737-200 aircraft there.

These aircraft were registered G-GFFA to G-GFFJ. Following further reorganisation of BA?s short-haul operations the aircraft were eventually transferred to the Gatwick fleet. As British Airways took delivery of Airbus A319 aircraft, the B737-500 aircraft were gradually returned to the lessors, with G-GFFI being the last to go, on 19 March 2010

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British Airways first introduced the Boeing 747-436 in 1989, with the first aircraft, G-BNLA, being delivered on 30 June that year. At its height, British Airways operated 57 Boeing 747-436 aircraft, all of which were purchased new. However, two aircraft, G-BNLB and G-BNLC have already been scraped in the UK and a number of others are being stored at Victorville in California. Some aircraft previously store at Victorville have subsequently returned to service.

During 2013, G-BNLR, G-BNLM and G-BNLL were withdrawn from service, followed by G-BNBLJ, G-BNLR, G-BNLS and G-BNLT being withdrawn during 2014. As the Boeing 777-326 ER and Airbus A380 aircraft are introduced the B744 fleet with further contract.

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British Airways and Eastern Airlines were the launch customers for the Boeing 757. The airline placed an order for 19 of the aircraft in 1979, with the first delivery, G-BIKB, being delivered on 25 January 1983. On 9 February 1983 the aircraft entered service with British Airways operating the London / Belfast Shuttle service. At one time or another over the next three decades, British Airways operated 27 of the aircraft.

British Airways used the aircraft extensively for almost thirty years. The last B757-236 operated its final revenue service on 30 October 2010. The airline repainted the aircraft, G-CPET, in the livery that the first B757 was delivered in in 1983, much to the delight of aviation photographers visiting Heathrow!

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The Boeing 767-336 ER joined the fleet in 1990, with the arrival of the first aircraft, G-BNWC, on 21 February 1990. Over the next eight years a further 27 of these aircraft joined the fleet. However, in 1999 seven of the British Airways B767-33 ER?s were transferred to Qantas, being G-BNWE/F/G/J/K/L and G-BNWP.

The aircraft have been used by British Airways throughout their route structure, but have mainly been committed to their Longhaul operations. Two of the aircraft, G-BNWR and G-BNWN, left the fleet in 2013, with a further two, G-BNWH and G-BNWU departing in 2014. They have been replaced in service by the B787.

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British Airways was one of the airlines involved in establishing the requirement for the B777 starting in 1990. The airline subsequently ordered five of the short-range models, which were registered G-ZZZA-E, although two of these aircraft have subsequently left the fleet. The first order also included 24 of the long-range B777-236 ER aircraft, which were, unusually for British Airways, equipped with General Electric engines. Deliveries of these aircraft commenced in February 1997 with the arrival of G-VIIC on 6 February 1997.

In 1998 British Airways ordered a further 20 B777-236 ER aircraft, this time equipped with Rolls Royce Trent 895 engines. Deliveries of this batch commenced with the arrival of G-YMMA on 7 January 2000. On 17 January 2008, G-YMMM, was written off at Heathrow following a superbly controlled crash, caused by icing in the fuel system. The last aircraft was delivered on 31 July 2009.

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British Airways was one of a select group of Airlines who took an active part in the design process for the Boeing 777 and now have one of the largest B777 fleets operating today. British Airways recently obtained six B777-300 aircraft, apparently to cover delays in deliveries of the B787 and the A380. The first of these aircraft was delivered in July 2010, with the sixth aircraft, G-STBF, joined the fleet on 21 February 2012.

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British Airways placed an order for eight Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. These were to replace some of their B767-336 ER aircraft. Following delays caused by battery problems in other airlines aircraft, the first British Airways B787-8, G-ZBJB, arrived on 26 June 2013, followed by G-ZBJB on 29 June 2013.

Further problems with the B787 with other airlines delayed the introduction to service. Following training flights from Manston, the first service was operated to Stockholm on 9 August 2013. The first Longhaul flight was to Toronto on 1 September 2013, followed by flights to New York, Newark starting on 1 October 2013. In March 2014, flight began to Austin, Texas and the aircraft now serve many other locations, including Philadelphia, Hyderabad and Chengdu.

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G-ZBKA, the first of eighteen Boeing 787-9 aircraft ordered by British Airways, joined the fleet on 29 September 2015. It entered service on 6 October 2015, operating BA-191 to Austin, Texas. By November 2016, the fleet had grown to fifteen aircraft, with another three on order at that time. British Airways have used the addition size of the B787-9 to add a First Class compartment, which was absent from the 8 series aircraft.

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The airline began life as Brymon Airways in 1970 and was purchased by British Airways in 1993. In March 2002 it was merged into British Regional Airlines and operated under the name British Airways Citiexpress. Later that year the airline absorbed the British Airways Manchester and Birmingham regional operations.

The airline was renamed and operated as BA Connect on 1 February 2006, but it was sold to Flybe later that year in November with BA as a 15% shareholder in Flybe. Under the purchase agreement, BA retained a couple of the airline?s routes and it kept the RJ100 aircraft to service these routes.

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British Airways started scheduled Concorde flights between London and Bahrain on 21 January 1976. This was followed by flights commencing to Washington Dulles airport on 24 May 1976. Following a lengthy and successful battle to lift the US ban on Concorde flights to New York, flight commenced to New York, JFK airport on 22 November 1977. Also that year, British Airways and Singapore Airlines jointly flew Concorde flights between Heathrow and Singapore, using G-BOAD with BA livery on the starboard side and Singapore Airlines livery on the port side.

Between 1978 and 1980, Braniff International Airlines leased five concords from BA and another five from Air France to operate non-supersonic flight between Washington and Dallas, with Braniff crews flying the aircraft. Over the years British Airways built a lucrative Concorde business, which was doing well until the Air France Flight 4590 disaster. Despite the expensive modifications undertaken by BA, on 10 April 2003 both airlines announced simultaneously that they would cease Concorde operations later that year. This was, in part, caused by Aerospatiale?s decision to stop supporting ongoing maintenance for the fleet.

The final British Airways Concorde scheduled flight, BA 002 from New York, JKF, was operated by G-BOAG on 24 October 2003. As a testimony to this great aircraft, all seven British Airways Concorde?s were preserved: G-BOAA in Edinburgh, G-BOAB is stored at Heathrow, G-BOAC in Manchester, G-BOAD in New York, G-BOAE in Barbados, G-BOAF at Filton , with the final aircraft, with G-BOAG, being in Seattle.

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