Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

British Airways PLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$315M
Total assets Above avg plan size
219
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

$315M in assets, 219 participants

British Airways PLC's British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) reported $315M in total assets and 219 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #3,112 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Coverage in New York

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) covers 219 participants in New York, about 27% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $315M.

#3,112
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+6.9%
assets growth YoY
3.2×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$314,915,813 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) 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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) sits mid-pack in the medium band (219 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) reported net income fell from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $19M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) end-of-year assets rose from $295M in the plan year 2023 filing to $315M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) reported participants rose from 214 in the plan year 2023 filing to 219 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131546240 · British Airways PLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) · $315M · 219 · 96th

  • PHOTO $315M
  • PHOTO 219
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  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. and Affiliated Companies Pension Plan
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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 …$315MNortheast Georgia Health System, Inc. and Affiliated Companies Pension PlanNortheast Georgia Health Sys…$315MSabic Innovative Plastics Pension PlanSabic Innovative Plastics Pe…$315MEmerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc. Pension PlanEmerson Process Management P…$315MAlex Lee, Inc. and Affiliates Pension PlanAlex Lee, Inc. and Affiliate…$315M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$295M
Net Assets (End of Year)$314M
Net Income$19M
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 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.), Total assets ($B): 0.314915813 · Participants: 219British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.)IBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanGE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
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 Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. and Affiliated Companies Pension Plan in GA ($315M); by covered participants it is Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in MA (219 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (219 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 PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) assets move in 2024? ▼
British Airways PLC Pension Plan (U.S.a.) grew at a solid clip - up 6.9% during 2024, from $295M to $315M. Reported net income was $19M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. and Affiliated Companies Pension Plan in GA ($315M, 744 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 Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in MA (219 participants, $85M 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.