British Airways: Its History, Aircraft and Liveries - Tapa dura

Britain's premier airline is now among the world's elite. This book summarizes the early pioneering days and the nationalized postwar years of Britain European Airways and the British Overseas Airways Corporation. We then see the joining of these two under the banner of British Airways and follow its early history into successful privatization and the ailine's freedom to pursue new ventures. Every type of aircraft that has been operated by BA is described the nuances of livery styles are illustrated in color. British Airways has acquired airlines, invested in others and has franchise partners; these are identified and the aircraft described.

This work offers a photographic history of British Airways, from the luxurious Empire flying boats of the 1930s to Concorde. It shows the development of the company as a corporate structure and sets out a graphic history of the aircraft that have been key to the success of the company.