401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

British Airways PLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$212M
Total assets Near avg plan size
564
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$376,683
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: British Airways Savings Plan · Sponsored by British Airways PLC · New York · Transportation & Warehousing

$212M in assets, 564 participants

British Airways PLC's British Airways Savings Plan reported $212M in total assets and 564 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,671 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Where British Airways Savings Plan sits by assets

British Airways Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $212M for 564 participants (~$376,683/participant), down 19.2% in 2022.

#3,671
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-19.2%
assets change YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $50M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

British Airways Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

British Airways Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$212,449,461 Top 4% higher than 96% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

British Airways Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. British Airways Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (564 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 131546240 · British Airways PLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

British Airways Savings Plan · $212M · 564 · 96th

  • ASSETS $212M
  • ASSETS 564
  • ASSETS 96th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Bricklayers and Trowel Trades Int'l Retirement Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #3671

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

British Airways Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among British Airways Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$263M
Net Assets (End of Year)$212M
Net Income-$50M
Employer EIN131546240
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (British Airways PLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All British Airways PLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$547M 14.275888755293284% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $479M $547M ▲ +14.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 795 $479M
2023 2 911 $517M
2024 2 977 $547M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

British Airways Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants British Airways Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.212449461 · Participants: 564British Airways Savings PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
British Airways Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare British Airways Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

British Airways Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bricklayers and Trowel Trades Int'l Retirement Savings Plan in DC ($212M); by covered participants it is Republic Bank 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in PA (564 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (564 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did British Airways Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
British Airways Savings Plan declined sharply - down 19.2% during 2022, from $263M to $212M. Reported net income was -$50M.
How have British Airways PLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), British Airways PLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.3%, from $479M to $547M.
Where does British Airways Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
British Airways Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to British Airways Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bricklayers and Trowel Trades Int'l Retirement Savings Plan in DC ($212M, 19,760 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to British Airways Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Republic Bank 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in PA (564 participants, $36M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131546240.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.