401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

British Airways PLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$233M
Total assets Near avg plan size
758
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$306,792
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

$233M in assets, 758 participants

British Airways PLC's British Airways Savings Plan reported $233M in total assets and 758 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #3,071 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Where British Airways Savings Plan sits by assets

British Airways Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $233M for 758 participants (~$306,792/participant), up 4.7% in 2024.

#3,071
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+4.7%
assets growth YoY
2.3×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$232,548,711 Top 5% higher than 95% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (758 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • British Airways Savings Plan reported participants rose from 697 in the plan year 2023 filing to 758 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • British Airways Savings Plan reported net income rose from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • British Airways Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $222M in the plan year 2023 filing to $233M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131546240 · British Airways PLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

British Airways Savings Plan · $233M · 758 · 95th

  • PHOTO $233M
  • PHOTO 758
  • PHOTO 95th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Tax Deferred Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #3071

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

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanFerring Pharmaceuticals Inc.…$233MGlobal Partners LP 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing PlanGlobal Partners LP 401(k) Sa…$233MInovalon, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanInovalon, Inc. 401(k) Retire…$233MWorld Wildlife Fund, Inc. Tax Deferred Pension PlanWorld Wildlife Fund, Inc. Ta…$233MBritish Airways Savings Plan$233M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among British Airways Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$222M
Net Assets (End of Year)$233M
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): 0.232548711 · Participants: 758British Airways Savings PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The 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 World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Tax Deferred Pension Plan in DC ($233M); by covered participants it is Binson's Hospital Supplies, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MI (758 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (758 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
British Airways Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 4.7% during 2024, from $222M to $233M. 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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Tax Deferred Pension Plan in DC ($233M, 734 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 Binson's Hospital Supplies, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MI (758 participants, $10M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.