# British Airways fleet

British Airways operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. It operates a single-aisle fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft. It also operates a twin-aisle fleet of Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 aircraft.

## Current fleet
### Passenger fleet

As of March 2025, British Airways operates the following mainline aircraft:
British Airways fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | F | J | W | Y | Total | Notes |
| Airbus A319-100 | 27 | — | — | — | 40 | 83 | 123 | One aircraft, G-EUPJ, is painted in a retro BEA livery. This was to celebrate the centenary of British Airways and still remains painted to this day. |
| Airbus A320-200 | 64 | — | — | — | 48 | 108 | 156 | 3 aircraft (G-EUYP/R/S) painted in Oneworld livery. |
| Airbus A320neo | 27 | 10 | — | — | 48 | 108 | 156 | IAG ordered a further 27 A320neos which have not yet been allocated to a specific airline within the IAG group. |
| Airbus A321-200 | 11 | — | — | — | 54 | 136 | 190 | |
| Airbus A321neo | 15 | 7 | — | — | 56 | 136 | 192 | IAG ordered a further 23 A321neos which have not yet been allocated to a specific airline within the IAG group. |
| Airbus A350-1000 | 18 | — | — | 56 | 56 | 219 | 331 | Delivered with Club Suites. Order with 18 options. |
| Airbus A380-800 | 12 | — | 14 | 97 | 55 | 309 | 475 | To be retrofitted with all-new seating classes by late 2026. |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 43 | — | 8 | 49 | 40 | 138 | 235 | Heathrow configuration with new interior configuration with Club Suites. G-YMML painted in GREAT Festival of Creativity livery. 3 aircraft (G-YMMR/T/U) painted in Oneworld livery. |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 43 | — | — | 48 | 40 | 184 | 272 | Heathrow configuration with new interior configuration with Club Suites. G-YMML painted in GREAT Festival of Creativity livery. 3 aircraft (G-YMMR/T/U) painted in Oneworld livery. |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 43 | — | 14 | 48 | 40 | 134 | 236 | Launch customer. Gatwick configuration with older Club World seats. |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 43 | — | — | 32 | 52 | 252 | 336 | Launch customer. Gatwick configuration with older Club World seats. |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 43 | — | — | 32 | 48 | 252 | 332 | Launch customer. Gatwick configuration with older Club World seats. |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 16 | — | 8 | 76 | 40 | 132 | 256 | All with Club Suites (12 retrofitted, 4 factory-fresh). |
| Boeing 777-9 | — | 18 | 8 | 65 | 46 | 206 | 325 | Order with 24 options. |
| Boeing 787-8 | 12 | — | — | 31 | 37 | 136 | 204 | Retrofitted Club Suites. |
| Boeing 787-8 | 12 | — | — | 35 | 25 | 154 | 214 | Older Club World seats. |
| Boeing 787-9 | 18 | — | 8 | 42 | 39 | 127 | 216 | Older Club World seats. |
| Boeing 787-10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 165 | 256 | Delivered with Club Suites. Order with 6 options. |
| Total | 274 | 42 | | | | | | |

### Cargo fleet

IAG's cargo division, IAG Cargo, handles cargo operations using capacity on British Airways' passenger aircraft. IAG reached an agreement with Qatar Airways in 2014 to operate flights for IAG Cargo using Boeing 777F aircraft owned by Qatar Airways Cargo.
British Airways World Cargo was the airline's freight division before its merger with Iberia Cargo to form IAG Cargo. Aircraft types used by the division between 1974 and 1983 were Vickers 953C, Boeing 707-300C and Boeing 747-200F. The Boeing 747-400F was operated from the 1990s to 2001 through Atlas Air and from 2002 to early 2012 by Global Supply Systems; of these, only one of Atlas Air's aircraft wore BA livery, the others flew in Atlas and Global Supply's own colours. From 2012 until Global Supply System's contract terminated in 2014, three Boeing 747-8F aircraft were flown for British Airways World Cargo.

### Gallery

* Airbus A319-100 in BEA retro livery
* Airbus A320-200
* Airbus A320neo in BA Better World livery
* Airbus A321neo
* Airbus A350-1000
* Airbus A380-800
* Boeing 777-200ER in GREAT Festival of Creativity Livery
* Boeing 777-300ER
* Boeing 787-8
* Boeing 787-9
* Boeing 787-10

## Order history

Except for the Boeing 707 and early Boeing 747 variants from BOAC, British Airways inherited a mainly UK-built fleet of aircraft when it was formed in 1974. The airline introduced the Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 into the fleet in the 1980s, followed by the Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 in the 1990s. BA was the largest Boeing 747-400 operator, with 57 in its fleet. Before the introduction of the 787, when Boeing built an aircraft for British Airways, it was allocated the customer code 36, which appeared in their aircraft designation as a suffix, such as 777-236.
In 1991, British Airways placed its first order for 777-200 aircraft, ordering another four for fleet expansion in 2007 at a cost of around US$800 million. BA's first 777s were fitted with General Electric GE90 engines. Still, BA switched to Rolls-Royce Trent 800s for subsequent aircraft.
Later in 2007, BA announced their order of 36 new long-haul aircraft, including 12 Airbus A380s and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Rolls-Royce Trent engines were again selected for both orders with Trent 900s powering the A380s and Trent 1000s powering the 787s. The Boeing 787s were scheduled to replace 14 of British Airways' Boeing 767 fleet, while the Airbus A380s were planned to replace 20 of BA's Boeing 747-400s.
On 1 August 2008, BA announced orders for 6 Boeing 777-300ERs and options for 4 more as an interim measure to cover for delays over the deliveries of their 787s. Of the 6 that have been ordered, 4 will be leased and British Airways will fully acquire 2.
On 22 April 2013, IAG confirmed that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to order 18 Airbus A350-1000 XWB aircraft for British Airways, with an option for a further 18. The aircraft would replace some of the airline's fleet of Boeing 747-400s. Options for 18 Boeing 787 aircraft, part of the original contract signed in 2007, have been converted into firm orders for delivery between 2017 and 2021.
On 26 June 2013, British Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft began operations in Toronto on 1 September 2013 and began service to Newark on 1 October 2013. BA's first A380 was delivered on 4 July 2013. It began regular services to Los Angeles on 24 September 2013, followed by Hong Kong on 22 October 2013.
On February 28, 2019, British Airways parent International Airlines Group ordered up to 42 777-9 aircraft, 18 firm orders with 24 options, valued at up to $18.6 billion (~$21.9 billion in 2023), to replace its 747-400s.
At the 2019 Paris Air Show, British Airways owner IAG signed a letter of intent to purchase 200 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, despite the type still being grounded worldwide.
In July 2019, the British carrier took delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 XWB aircraft, fitted without First, but with more of the new Club Suites.
On 16 July 2020, British Airways announced it was immediately retiring their remaining Airbus A318-100 and Boeing 747-400 aircraft, the last of the latter having flown the previous month. British Airways had originally intended to phase out the last remaining 747 aircraft by 2024, but pushed the plans behind, in part due to the downturn in air travel following COVID-19 pandemic, and to focus on replacing the 747 with the more fuel-efficient Airbus A350, Airbus A380 and Boeing 787.

## Former fleet

| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| Airbus A318-100 | 2 | 2009 | 2020 | Operated BA1/BA2 and formerly also BA3/BA4 between London–City and New York–JFK |
| Airbus A320-100 | 5 | 1988 | 2007 | Ordered by British Caledonian, which merged into BA in 1988 |
| Airbus A321-200 | 13 | 2001 | 2024 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 11 | 2001 | 2024 | Transferred to BA EuroFlyer |
| BAC One-Eleven 400 | 7 | 1974 | 1988 | |
| BAC One-Eleven 500 | 33 | 1974 | 1993 | |
| BAC One-Eleven 500 | 1 | 1974 | 1993 | G-AVMO is preserved at Scottish National Museum of Flight |
| BAC One-Eleven 500 | 1 | 1974 | 1993 | G-AVMU is preserved at Imperial War Museum Duxford |
| BAe 146-200 | 3 | 1989 | 1990 | |
| BAe 146-300 | 1 | 1992 | 1994 | |
| BAe ATP | 15 | 1989 | 1994 | |
| Boeing 707-300 | 12 | 1974 | 1984 | |
| Boeing 707-400 | 9 | 1974 | 1981 | |
| Boeing 707-400 | 1 | 1974 | 1981 | Nose and forward fuselage of G-APFJ on display at Scottish National Museum of Flight |
| Boeing 737-200 | 50 | 1977 | 2001 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 22 | 1988 | 2009 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 39 | 1991 | 2015 | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 12 | 1996 | 2009 | |
| Boeing 747-100 | 17 | 1974 | 1999 | |
| Boeing 747-100 | 1 | 1974 | 1999 | Nose of G-AWNG display at Hiller Aviation Museum, California (not in BA colours) |
| Boeing 747-100 | 1 | 1974 | 1990 | Written off as flight BA149 |
| Boeing 747-200 | 27 | 1977 | 2002 | First 747-200 to be powered with Rolls-Royce RB211-524B engines |
| Boeing 747-200 | 1 | 1977 | 2002 | G-BDXJ preserved at Dunsfold Aerodrome (not in BA colours) |
| Boeing 747-400 | 57 | 1989 | 2020 | First 747-400 to be powered with Rolls-Royce RB211-524G engines Replaced by Airbus A350-1000, Airbus A380, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787 Dreamliner |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | 1989 | 2020 | G-CIVW, wearing the standard Chatham Dockyard livery is preserved at Dunsfold Aerodrome |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | 1989 | 2020 | G-BNLY, wearing the Landor livery is preserved at Dunsfold Aerodrome |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | 1989 | 2020 | G-CIVB wearing the Negus livery is preserved at Cotswold Airport |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | 1989 | 2020 | G-BYGC, wearing the BOAC livery-planned to be preserved at MOD St Athan, however was scrapped in October 2023 |
| Boeing 757-200 | 61 | 1983 | 2010 | Launch customer together with Eastern Air Lines Replaced by Airbus A321 |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 29 | 1990 | 2018 | Launch customers with Rolls-Royce RB211 engine Replaced by Airbus A321neo, Boeing 777-200ER and Boeing 787 7 aircraft sold to Qantas Australia 4 aircraft currently operated by Eastern Airlines, LLC |
| Boeing 777-200 | 5 | 1995 | 2020 | Launch customer with General Electric GE90 engine Three of the aircraft (G-ZZZA, G-ZZZB and G-ZZZC) were among the first 777s ever built They were used for the GE90 certification campaign before being delivered to BA in November 1995 Replaced by Boeing 777-300ER and 777-200ER |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 7 | 1976 | 2003 | All aircraft preserved, see Concorde aircraft histories |
| Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C/E | 24 | 1974 | 1983 | |
| Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C/E | 1 | 1974 | 1983 | G-ARPO, wearing Northeast Airlines livery is preserved at North East Aircraft Museum |
| Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E | 15 | 1974 | 1985 | |
| Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E | 1 | 1974 | 1985 | G-AVFB, wearing BEA livery is preserved at Imperial War Museum Duxford |
| Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B | 23 | 1974 | 1985 | |
| Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B | 1 | 1974 | 1985 | G-AWZK, wearing BEA livery is displayed at Manchester Airport |
| Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B | 1 | 1974 | 1985 | G-AWZM, is preserved at Science Museum |
| Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B | 1 | 1974 | 1985 | Nose of G-AWZP also preserved at Science and Industry Museum, Manchester |
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | 13 | 1975 | 1988 | |
| Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar | 10 | 1975 | 1991 | Six converted to L-1011-100 |
| Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar | 8 | 1980 | 1991 | |
| Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar | 6 | 1979 | 1983 | Sold to the Royal Air Force |
| Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar | 2 | 1985 | 1988 | Leased from Air Lanka |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 8 | 1988 | 1999 | Inherited from the merger with British Caledonian Replaced by Boeing 777-200 and 777-200ER |
| Vickers VC10 | 9 | 1974 | 1976 | |
| Vickers Super-VC10 | 15 | 1974 | 1981 | |
| Vickers Vanguard | 12 | 1974 | 1979 | |
| Vickers Vanguard | 1 | 1974 | 1979 | G-APEP is preserved at Brooklands Museum (not in BA colours) |
| Vickers Viscount-700 | 2 | 1974 | 1976 | |
| Vickers Viscount-800 | 35 | 1974 | 1982 | |