401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

British Airways PLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$222M
Total assets Near avg plan size
697
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$318,727
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

$222M in assets, 697 participants

British Airways PLC's British Airways Savings Plan reported $222M in total assets and 697 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #3,140 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where British Airways Savings Plan sits by assets

British Airways Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $222M for 697 participants (~$318,727/participant), up 4.6% in 2023.

#3,140
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+4.6%
assets growth YoY
2.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$222,152,797 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (697 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • British Airways Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$50M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • British Airways Savings Plan reported participants rose from 564 in the plan year 2022 filing to 697 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • British Airways Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $212M in the plan year 2022 filing to $222M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131546240 · British Airways PLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

British Airways Savings Plan · $222M · 697 · 95th

  • TYPE $222M
  • NET 697
  • BOOK 95th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Tbc Corporation Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #3140

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 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$212M
Net Assets (End of Year)$222M
Net Income$10M
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 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants British Airways Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.222152797 · Participants: 697British Airways Savings PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The 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 Tbc Corporation Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan in FL ($222M); by covered participants it is Open Arms Care Corporation Retirement Plan in TN (697 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (697 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
British Airways Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 4.6% during 2023, from $212M to $222M. Reported net income was $10M.
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 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Tbc Corporation Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan in FL ($222M, 2,705 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 Open Arms Care Corporation Retirement Plan in TN (697 participants, $8M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.