401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
British Airways PLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $222M
- Total assets
- 697
- Participants
- 95th
- Percentile by assets
- $318,727
- Avg per participant
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.
- 95th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #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.
- $222M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 697
- covered participants
- 95th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $318,727
- avg assets per participant
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.
British Airways Savings Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution
By assets, British Airways Savings Plan outranks 95% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 2.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $212M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $222M |
| Net Income | $10M |
| Employer EIN | 131546240 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (British Airways PLC)
| 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
- IBM 401 (K) Plus Plan $57.4B · 54,912
- Pfizer Savings Plan $19.6B · 30,033
- Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan $19.2B · 55,363
- The Pepsico Savings Plan $13.7B · 133,597
- The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $11.4B · 24,866
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to British Airways Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Tbc Corporation Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan (FL) $222M · 2,705
- Southern States Retirement Savings Plan (VA) $222M · 1,645
- Allegis Group, Inc Retirement Savings Plan Three (MD) $222M · 38,071
- Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Profit Sharing Plan (CA) $222M · 774
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- British Airways PLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 14.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans