BEA
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BEA was the acronym for British European Airways, a former UK state-owned airline that operated primarily short- and medium-haul routes across Europe before merging into British Airways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BEA canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | airline ⓘ |
| acronym | BEA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allianceStatus | not part of global alliances (pre-alliance era) ⓘ |
| ceasedOperations | 1974 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| founded | 1946 ⓘ |
| fullName | British European Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | BE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | BEA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | aviation ⓘ |
| legalForm | public corporation ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
medium-haul routes
ⓘ
short-haul routes ⓘ |
| mergedInto | British Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | merged with BOAC and Northeast Airlines to form British Airways in 1974 ⓘ |
| operatedAircraftType |
Airbus A300 (ordered but not delivered before merger)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Airspeed Ambassador NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas DC-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Trident NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Vanguard NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Viscount NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Comet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodEnd | 31 March 1974 ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodStart | 1 August 1946 ⓘ |
| owner | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | state-owned ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | British Airways Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | British Overseas Airways Corporation short-haul division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHub | London Heathrow Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulator | British European Airways Corporation Act 1949 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeNetwork |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom domestic routes ⓘ |
| secondaryHub | London Gatwick Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
cargo airline
ⓘ
passenger airline ⓘ |
| successor | British Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.