So what's
this US regulatory filing all about, then?
British Airways currently operates twice daily all business class service between London City Airport (LCY) and New York (JFK). ... Effective June 11, 2012, the British Airways PIc LCY-JFK-LCY service will be operated by BA Limited, a newly created British Airways subsidiary, using the same two A318 aircraft now operated by British Airways Pic. BA Limited anticipates that the UK Civil Aviation Authority will issue a Type A Operating License and Air Operator Certificate to BA Limited on June 11, 2012 authorizing the service proposed here. Because the two A3I8 aircraft used to operate the service cannot be listed on two AOCs simultaneously, and because each aircraft operates daily LCY-JFK service, in order to avoid service interruptions, each will be deleted from the British Airways AOC on the same date that the CAA issues the new BA Limited AOC and the new BA Limited operating license.
Something is afoot, no?