British Airways
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Top 50 rank: N.A.
Rank in Airlines: 7 (Previous rank: 4*)
Overall score: 5.77

Address: Waterside
Harmondsworth, Britain UB7 0GB
Phone: 44-870-850-9850
Website: www.britishairways.com
Nine key attributes of reputation Industry rank
Innovation 7
People management 7
Use of corporate assets 8
Social responsibility 7
Quality of management 8
Financial soundness 7
Long-term investment 7
Quality of products/services 7
Global competitiveness 4
Industry: Airlines
Most Admired
1 Continental Airlines 7.71
2 Air France-KLM Group 7.15
3 Southwest Airlines 6.89
4 Singapore Airlines 6.85
5 Lufthansa Group 6.57
6 Delta Air Lines 6.18
Contenders
Rank Company Overall score
7 British Airways 5.77
8 All Nippon Airways 5.21
9 Japan Airlines 5.07
10 AMR 4.57
11 UAL 3.92
12 US Airways Group 3.09
From the March 16, 2009 issue
†Only companies that score in the top half of their industry survey are listed as Most Admired. The rest are listed as contenders.
*Designated as an international industry. Prior year’s ranks, unless otherwise noted, are ranks in the World’s Most Admired Companies listing.
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