British Overseas Airways Corporation
global flag carrier, major size, GB.
- Ownership
- state, flag carrier
- Starting fleet
- 10 x Bristol Britannia 312, 6 x Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation, 6 x Douglas DC-6B
- Bases
- LHR
- Starting routes
- LHR-IDL, LHR-YUL, LHR-BOS, LHR-MIA, LHR-SNN
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified)
Fleets and networks are approximations for the prototype and are scaled to the model. Source: General knowledge, approximate. Needs a primary source before release.
Evidence
Facts about this airline that were checked against published sources. Fleet counts for 1958 could not be sourced for any airline, so the starting fleets above remain estimates.
| Field | Year | Checked value | Agreement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| founding / ownership | 1958 | Created by the British Overseas Airways Act 1939 (effective 24 November 1939), operating as one company from 1 April 1940; state-owned national airline. | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org |
| orders: Comet 4 | 1958 | 19 Comet 4s delivered to BOAC in total from 1957 on. First delivery (G-APDB) September 1958; first transatlantic jet service 4 October 1958 using two Comet 4s. | differs | en.wikipedia.org, bbbradar.co.uk |
| orders: Boeing 707 | 1956 | 15 Boeing 707s with Conway engines ordered October 1956, entering service in 1960. | differs | en.wikipedia.org |
| fleet by type | 1958 | No fleet count found. Types and service ranges per Wikipedia: Constellation 1946 to 1959, Stratocruiser 1949 to 1960, Argonaut 1949 to 1960, Britannia 1955 to 1966, DC-7C 1956 to 1965 (ten bought after Britannia delays), Comet 4 from 1958, | differs | en.wikipedia.org |
| traffic: revenue passenger km | 1960 | 3,765 million revenue passenger-km in 1960 (1,610 million in 1955). BOAC ranked 8th among the world largest airlines in 1961. | new | en.wikipedia.org, americanbusinesshistory.org |