In Popular Culture
- The Beatles occasionally flew BEA. On one flight, Ringo Starr held a “TLES” sign next to the BEA logo on the aircraft door, spelling out BEATLES. A similar change to the logo was made at the end of A Hard Day's Night.
- The 1982 album Special Beat Service by English Ska/New Wave band The Beat used BEA's iconic 1960s "Red Square" livery as the design theme for the album jacket and promotional materials.
- The 1966 version of the Tintin story The Black Island has Tintin leaving Scotland on a BEA Trident 2.
- Bill Wyman's song "Je Suis un Rock Star" mentions BEA's reputation for strikes.
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