Virtual British Airways is based on Europe's largest and the world's fourth largest airline, as well as the operations of its regional affiliate BA Connect and franchise partners Comair, Loganair, and Sun-Air of Scandinavia.

British Airways' history extends back to 25 August 1919, when Aircraft Transport and Travel (AT&T) flew the world's first daily international scheduled flight from London to Paris. AT&T was one of the four British airlines that merged in 1924 to form Imperial Airways, which focused on routes to serve the British Empire's far-flung destinations in Africa and Australia. In 1935, the privately-owned British Airways was formed from a merger of several smaller U.K. airlines. The British government nationalized and combined British Airways and Imperial Airways in 1939 to form the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).

After the end of World War II, BOAC focused on long-haul services from the U.K., while European and domestic routes were flown by British European Airways (BEA). BOAC led the world into the jet age with the introduction of the de Havilland Comet in 1952, first flying it to Johannesburg. BOAC and BEA merged to form British Airways in 1974. Under the leadership of Lord John Kind and Sir Colin Marshall, British Airways was turned into one of the most successful airlines in the world, branding itself as "The World's Favourite Airline." British Airways was privatized in February 1987, and under King's leadership, turned Concorde into a profitable part of British Airways' operations. British Airways took over the U.K.'s second largest airline, British Caledonian, in April 1988, and Dan-Air in 1992.

BA Cityflyer was formed in 2007 after the majority of BA Connect's operations were sold. BA Connect itself was formed in 2002 from the merger of British Regional Airlines, Brymon Airways, CityFlyer Express, and Manx Airlines, and flew British Airways' domestic and continental services, mostly from non-London cities. Loganair was founded in 1962 as an air taxi service for the Logan Construction Company, and expanded to becoming the primary scheduled airline for Scotland. Sun-Air of Scandinavia began operations in 1978 and flies mainly from Denmark to nearby international destinations. OpenSkies began operations in 2008 to offer flights between the European continent and the U.S.

Headquarters: British Airways - London, England, U.K.; BA Cityflyer - Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.; Comair - Johannesburg, South Africa; Loganair - Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.; OpenSkies - London, England, U.K.; Sun-Air of Scandinavia - Billund, Denmark
Virtual Airline Operating Since: February 2005
Unique Aircraft Types: Jetstream 31, BAe ATP, BAe 146-100, 328JET
Number of Destinations: 307
Unique Destinations (48): Aalborg, Aarhus, Aden, Aleppo, Alexandria Borg El Arab, Antalya, Barra, Bastia, Belfast City, Benbecula, Bishkek, Blackpool, Campbeltown, Dubrovnik, Ekaterinburg, Fez, Galway, Gdansk, Geilo, Gibraltar, Grenoble, Hassi Messaoud, Haugesund, Innsbruck, Inverness, Islay, Isle of Man, Kirkwall, Knock, Londonderry, Marrakech, Montpellier, Murcia, Mykonos, Newquay, Plymouth, Poznan, Sharm El-Sheik, Shetland Islands, Sindal, Stockholm Bromma, Stord, Stornoway, Thisted, Tiree, Wick, Varna, Waterford