BA celebrates four-decade history
%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%British Airways is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its formation - a four-decade history that has seen a loss-making organisation transformed into one of the world's leading airlines.
In the years leading up to April 1 1974 BA had been, effectively, two companies - British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and its European division British European Airways (BEA).
