Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

British Airways PLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$295M
Total assets Near avg plan size
214
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.4M
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

$295M in assets, 214 participants

British Airways PLC's British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) reported $295M in total assets and 214 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #3,185 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in New York

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) covers 214 participants in New York, about 27% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $295M.

#3,185
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+10.5%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$294,610,512 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) 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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) sits mid-pack in the medium band (214 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) reported net income rose from -$48M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) end-of-year assets rose from $267M in the plan year 2022 filing to $295M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) reported participants fell from 231 in the plan year 2022 filing to 214 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131546240 · British Airways PLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) · $295M · 214 · 96th

  • TYPE $295M
  • TYPE 214
  • TYPE 96th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company
  • TYPE ind #3185

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

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation Retirement Income PlanDassault Falcon Jet Corporat…$295MBritish Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)British Airways PLC Pension …$295MRetirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas CompanyRetirement Plan for Bargaini…$295MPennsylvania State Education Association Pension PlanPennsylvania State Education…$294MFirst National Bank of Omaha Pension PlanFirst National Bank of Omaha…$294M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$267M
Net Assets (End of Year)$294M
Net Income$28M
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. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.), Total assets ($B): 0.294610512 · Participants: 214British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)IBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
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 Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company in OR ($295M); by covered participants it is Swift Pension Plan in VA (214 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (214 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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) assets move in 2023? ▼
British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) grew at a solid clip - up 10.5% during 2023, from $267M to $295M. Reported net income was $28M.
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 96th 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 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 Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company in OR ($295M, 346 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 Swift Pension Plan in VA (214 participants, $226M 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.