New Board Members

British Airways PLC
12 May 2000


NEW BOARD MEMBERS ANNOUNCED

British Airways has appointed three new Board Directors.

Rod Eddington (50), the airline's recently-appointed Chief
Executive, has formally joined the Board as an Executive
Director.  Martin Broughton, Chairman of British American
Tobacco p.l.c. and Dr. Martin Read, Managing Director and
Chief Executive of Logica plc, have been appointed Non-
Executive Directors.

Mr Broughton (53) is a Chartered Accountant with
extensive, international business experience.  Before
joining the B.A.T Industries Board, he was Finance
Director of Eagle Star.  He has also held the positions of
Chairman of Wiggins Teape Paper and Chairman of Eagle
Star.

Dr Read (50) is a graduate of Cambridge University and
holds a research doctorate from Oxford.  He has held
several senior international positions during his career
including roles with P&O Nedlloyd Containers, Courtaulds
plc, and with GEC Marconi.

The three new Directors will be required to stand for
election by shareholders at the company's annual meeting
in London on July 11.

Sir Michael Angus, currently non-Executive Deputy
Chairman, will step down from the  Board at that time,
having reached the statutory age of retirement.

Lord Marshall, British Airways Chairman, said: 'While I
will be sorry to lose the knowledge and wisdom of Sir
Michael Angus, I am delighted to see our Board
strengthened with the appointment of these highly-
respected and experienced business leaders.  I look
forward to working with them.'
       
Notes to editors:
 
-Born in 1950 in Perth, Western Australia, Rod
 Eddington was educated at the University of Western
 Australia and Oxford University (the 1974 Rhodes Scholar
 from Western Australia).  He completed a D Phil in the
 Department of Engineering Science at Oxford and taught as
 research lecturer at Pembroke College, Oxford, in 1978-79.
 Mr Eddington joined Swire Group in 1979 and worked with
 Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong, Korea and Japan, in
 a variety of roles, before being appointed Managing
 Director in early 1992.  News Limited appointed Mr
 Eddington as Executive Chairman of Ansett in January
 1997.
 He was appointed Chief Executive of British Airways with
 effect from May 1, 2000.
 
-Born in 1947 in London, Martin Broughton was educated
 at Westminster City Grammar School.  After qualifying as a
 chartered accountant he joined Peat Marwick Mitchell and
 Company.  He joined British American Tobacco as an
 international auditor and held a number of senior
 financial positions.  In 1988, he was appointed to the
 main Board of B.A.T Industries as Finance Director.  He
 has been Chairman of Wiggins Teape Paper, and Chairman of
 Eagle Star.
 In April 1993, he was appointed Group Chief Executive
 and Deputy Chairman of B.A.T Industries before becoming
 Chairman of British American Tobacco p.l.c. in 1998.
 Until 1999 he was Chairman of the Companies Committee of
 the Confederation of British Industry.  He is a member
 of the Financial Reporting Council, and a Director of
 the British Horseracing Board.  He will be stepping down
 from his current role as a Non-Executive Director of
 Whitbread at their next annual general meeting.
 
-Born in 1950, Dr Martin Read is a graduate of
 Cambridge University with a research doctorate from
 Oxford.  Dr Read began his career at Overseas Containers
 Limited (now P&O Nedlloyd Containers) where he held
 various international positions.  He  subsequently held
 positions at the International Paint subsidiary of
 Courtaulds where he was Commercial Director of the
 worldwide marine business, and with GEC Marconi with
 responsibility for the Communications divisions of Marconi
 Defence Systems and thereafter for the Radar and Control
 Systems group of companies.
 In 1993, Dr Read became Managing Director and Chief
 Executive of Logica plc, where the market capitalisation
 has grown from around £130 million in 1993 to around
 £7.3 billion today.  He was a Non-Executive Director of
 ASDA Group plc from 1996 to 1999, and is also a current
 Non-Executive Director of Boots plc.


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