Airline, no longer flying
Airlines / United Kingdom
British European Airways was an airline from the United Kingdom, founded in 1946, that stopped flying in 1974. British Airways took its place. Its codes were BE (IATA) and BEA (ICAO), and its radio callsign was “BEALINE”.
Lifeline
- British European Airways 1946–1974
- British Airways 1974–today
History
When British European Airways stopped flying, British Airways took its place.
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (BE 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as BEA123 is called “BEALINE one two three”.
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