British Airways is one of the world's largest international passenger airlines with one of the most extensive mainline scheduled route networks. In 1998-1999 the airline operated an average of over one thousand flights a day on an unduplicated route network of about 686,000 kilometers. The airline's main bases are London Heathrow Airport, the largest international airport in the world and London Gatwick Airport, which is now the sixth largest. The British Airways Group, including Deutsche BA, and Air Liberté, carried a record 45 million passengers during 1998-99.

• Civilian airline, international
• Civilian airline, transoceanic
• Civilian airline, national
• Civilian airline, general
• Business airline
• Civilian supersonic flight