BRANCH LECTURE Sholto Douglas Named Lecture 100 YEARS OF BRITISH AIRWAYS: CELEBRATING THE PAST AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE ALEX CRUZ CHAIRMAN & CEO, BRITISH AIRWAYS BRITISH AIRWAYS WATERSIDE / 11 APRIL 2019 Source: British Airways Plc LECTURE PROGRAMME British Airways (BA) is one of the world's leading airlines, and the UK's national flag carrier, offering an extensive global route network across 5 continents. BA’s earliest predecessor, Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd. (AT&T), inaugurated the world's first scheduled international air service with a converted de Havilland 4A day bomber leaving Hounslow (later Heathrow) Airport to Bourget in Paris on 25th August 1919. Retro BOAC livery on a British Airways B747-400, Over the next 100 years, the company has form part of the airline’s centenary celebration. grown from those humble beginnings to become the largest airline in Britain based on fleet size. In April 2019, the RAeS Heathrow Branch is delighted to welcome Alex Cruz, the ABOUT THE SPEAKER Chairman & CEO of British Airways to present Alex was appointed Chairman and CEO of the Society’s 31st Sholto Douglas Named British Airways in 2016. In addition to that role, Lecture. Alex will talk about British Airways’ he also sits on the management committee of celebration of its Centenary this year, tracing parent company, International Airlines Group. the airline’s history back to 1919, its current £6.5bn investment for customers, and what Alex began his career at American Airlines opportunities and challenges the next hundred before becoming a partner at Arthur D Little. He years may hold. then set up his own aviation consulting firm and later joined Accenture as head of its aviation business. In 2006, Alex founded Clickair, a Barcelona- based airline, merging it with Vueling Airlines and becoming Vueling’s Chairman and CEO. Vueling was acquired by IAG in 2013. Alex is an Associate Professor at the IESE Business School. VENUE: PROGRAMME: Waterside Theatre, 17:45 - Registration & CPD certificates of attendance British Airways HQ Waterside refreshment will be endorsed for CEng, IEng London Heathrow Airport, 18:15 - Lecture start or EngTech registration Harmondsworth UB7 0GA 19:20 - Q&A GET CONNECTED WITH RAeS LHR Members & non-members are welcome! Search “RAeS Heathrow Branch”, on Registration: Contact: following channels Registration is required for security William Li MRAeS reasons, either online at tiny.cc/RAeSLHR Email: [email protected] or contact the Branch Secretary Tel: 07936 392799 tiny.cc/RAeSLHR .