First airline to offer flat beds in business class
First non-US airline to fly to Chicago O'Hare
Launched A350-1000 service in 2019
Launched Club World London City service in 2009
Merged with Iberia to form IAG in 2011
Operated Concorde supersonic flights until 2003
Privatized in 1987
Retired Boeing 747 fleet in 2020
First airline to introduce electronic ticketing in the UK
Launched first fully flat business class seat in 1999