Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

British Airways PLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$267M
Total assets Near avg plan size
231
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) · Sponsored by British Airways PLC · New York · Transportation & Warehousing

$267M in assets, 231 participants

British Airways PLC's British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) reported $267M in total assets and 231 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #3,705 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in New York

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) covers 231 participants in New York, about 29% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $267M.

#3,705
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-15.3%
assets change YoY
2.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $48M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)'s outsized position by total assets

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$266,623,185 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) 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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) sits mid-pack in the medium band (231 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 131546240 · British Airways PLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) · $267M · 231 · 97th

  • TYPE $267M
  • TYPE 231
  • TYPE 97th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Local Union 212 IBEW Pension Trust Fund
  • TYPE ind #3705

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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) in the asset neighbourhood

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)British Airways PLC Pension …$267MLocal Union 212 IBEW Pension Trust FundLocal Union 212 IBEW Pension…$266MDistrict Council 82 Painting Industry Pension PlanDistrict Council 82 Painting…$266MRetirement Income Plan for Union Employees of Central Maine Power CompanyRetirement Income Plan for U…$266MInlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific National Pension PlanInlandboatmen's Union of the…$266M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$315M
Net Assets (End of Year)$266M
Net Income-$48M
Employer EIN131546240
Plan Effective Date1949-07-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.), Total assets ($B): 0.266623185 · Participants: 231British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)IBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) side-by-side with 3 peers →

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Local Union 212 IBEW Pension Trust Fund in OH ($266M); by covered participants it is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbs Wyoming in WY (231 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) assets move in 2022? ▼
British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) declined sharply - down 15.3% during 2022, from $315M to $267M. Reported net income was -$48M.
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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) ranks in the 97th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local Union 212 IBEW Pension Trust Fund in OH ($266M, 1,218 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbs Wyoming in WY (231 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.