Abstract
In today's world, characterized by millions of people who have the necessity and the desire to move as quickly as possible from one side of the globe to the other, the sector of the air transports obviously plays a major role of primary importance, being one of the world ?s biggest industries and creating a revenue of $ 375 billion. The services offered by this kind of industry have encouraged the exports, the investments (Foregin direct investments) in other countries, the tourism and have enabled standardization among the countries accelerating the globalization process. British Airways is one of the first companies to operation in the air transportation sector. In fact, it came into being after the World War I in the period of the civil aviation. As a matter of fact, British Airways executed the first international trade between London and Paris in 1919.
