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The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The company started life with a merger between Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. Following an Act of Parliament in 1971, BOAC was merged with British European Airways in 1974 to form British Airways. Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to British Airways Ltd was a private airline company operating in Europe formed in 1935 An Act of Parliament is a Law enacted as Primary legislation by a national or sub-national Parliament. British European Airways ( BEA) or British European Airways Corporation was a British Airline which existed from 1946 until 1974 British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe

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History

During the 1930s, 1940s and until November 1950 Imperial Airways and then BOAC operated flying boat services from Southampton to colonial possessions in Africa and Asia. A flying boat is a specialised form of Aircraft that is designed to take off from and land on water using its Fuselage as a floating hull. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Aircraft such as the Short Empire and Short S.8 Calcutta flying boat, transport passengers and mail. The Short Empire was a passenger and mail carrying Flying boat, of the 1930s and 1940s which flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa, The Short Calcutta or S8 was a civilian Biplane Airliner Flying boat made by Short Brothers. Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects wherein written Documents typically enclosed in Envelopes and also

As well as training pilots in the UK, BOAC operated a tropical training school in Soroti, North East Uganda. Soroti is the main commercial and administrative centre of Soroti District in Uganda, lying near Lake Kyoga. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa.

The breakup

The Civil Aviation Act of 1946 led to the demerger of two divisions of BOAC to form three separate corporations:

In July 1949, British South America Airways was merged back into BOAC. British European Airways ( BEA) or British European Airways Corporation was a British Airline which existed from 1946 until 1974 British South American Airways (BSAA or British South American Airways Corporation was a British state-run airline of the 1940s

Introduction of jets

After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s
After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s
The Vickers VC-10 was developed for BOAC. Many of the airline's requirements for operability from hot and high airfields made the VC-10 unsuitable for North American carriers
The Vickers VC-10 was developed for BOAC. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Vickers VC10 is a British Airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Ltd and first flown in 1962. Many of the airline's requirements for operability from hot and high airfields made the VC-10 unsuitable for North American carriers

In May 1952, BOAC became the first airline to introduce a passenger jet, the de Havilland Comet. A jet airliner, sometimes contracted to jetliner, is a passenger Airplane (passenger Aeroplane) that is powered by Jet engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout All Comet 1 aircraft were grounded in April 1954 after four Comets crashed, the last two being BOAC aircraft. Investigators discovered serious structural cracks caused by metal fatigue due to the repeated pressurization and depressurization of the aircraft as they ascended and descended. Pressurization generally refers to the application of Pressure in a given situation or environment and more specifically refers to the process by which Atmospheric pressure While rectifying this problem, de Havilland engineers improved the Comet in many ways and improved its range, creating the Series 4. The de Havilland Aircraft Company (less commonly spelled de Haviland was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 when Airco, of which Geoffrey In 1958, BOAC used the new Comets to become the first airline to fly jet passenger services across the Atlantic.

During the 1950s and 1960s, BOAC flew the Bristol Britannia and Comet but these aircraft were not competitive so in October 1956 they ordered 15 Boeing 707s which entered service in 1960. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Sir Giles Guthrie, who took charge of BOAC in 1964, preferred the Boeing aircraft for economic reasons, and indeed BOAC began turning a profit in the late 1960s. The preference for US-made aircraft caused a political row in Parliament, however, and the government ordered BOAC to purchase 17 Vickers VC-10 aircraft from a 30-aircraft order which Guthrie had cancelled. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Vickers VC10 is a British Airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Ltd and first flown in 1962. [1] However the VC-10 had somewhat higher operating costs than the 707, largely as a result of BOAC's own demands for the aircraft to have excellent "hot and high" performance.

BOAC later became the largest Boeing customer outside North America. The next major order of Boeing aircraft was for 11 747-100s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout BOAC received its first 747 on April 22, 1970 but due to strike action by the British Air Line Pilots Association the aircraft did not enter commercial service for almost a year, on April 14, 1971. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. The British Air Line Pilots' Association (BALPA is the second largest flight crew association within IFALPA. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

In 1962, BOAC and Cunard formed BOAC-Cunard Ltd to operate scheduled services to North America, the Caribbean and South America. Cunard Line is a British shipping company operator of the Ocean liners RMS ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' ( QE2) RMS ''Queen Mary 2'' ( The operation was dissolved in 1966.

Dissolution

On September 1, 1972, the British Airways Board was formed, a holding board that controlled BOAC and BEA. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On March 31, 1974, both the BOAC and BEA were dissolved and their operations merged to form British Airways. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe

BOAC would have become one of the first operators of the Concorde had it not merged to become British Airways. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe BA's Concordes carried registrations of G-BOAA through G-BOAG. The first Concorde delivered to British Airways was actually registered G-BOAC.

Aircraft operated

Incidents

Popular culture

References

  1. ^ Brickbats at BOAC, TIME, March 24, 1967.
  2. ^ Goss, Christopher H. (2001). Bloody Biscay: The History of V Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader 40. Manchester: Crécy Publishing, 50-56. ISBN 0-947554-87-4.  
  3. ^ N/461. Howard & Churchill. Retrieved on 2 December 2006. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  4. ^ Special Report: British Overseas Airline Company Flight 712. AirDisaster. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.

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