British Airways | Data Science

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to British Airways. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to British Airways. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at British Airways. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced3-4 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntermediate

Welcome to our programme – we're thrilled to have you on board!

It’s an exciting time to be at British Airways. We’re expanding our global network, investing in cutting-edge technology, and transforming the experience we offer to customers. As a 24/7 business operating across the globe, we thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment—one that brings out the best in those who are ready to step up and take on new challenges. No matter where you join us, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the future of the airline.

In this virtual experience, you’ll step into the shoes of a British Airways team member on our Data Science team. Across two tasks, you’ll work on real-world challenges that impact British Airways operations and customer strategy. First, you’ll support our Airport Planning team by helping forecast lounge demand at Heathrow Terminal 3. Then, you’ll shift focus to customer acquisition, where you'll build and evaluate a predictive model to identify future holiday travelers.

This programme is designed to help you gain insight into the kind of work we do at British Airways. We hope it provides a valuable opportunity to upskill, grow your confidence, and take a step closer to your future career. Let’s get started!

Skills you will learn and practice:

Data Modeling

Assumption Development

Infrastructure Planning

Communication

Machine Learning

Data Science

Data Visualization

PowerPoint

How it works

Introduction from British Airways

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Modeling lounge eligibility at Heathrow Terminal 3

1-2 hours

Intermediate

Help British Airways plan for future lounge demand using strategic data modeling.

What you'll learn

How using airline data and modeling helps British Airways forecast lounge demand and plan for future capacity planning

What you'll do

Review lounge eligibility criteria and explore how customer groupings can inform lounge demand assumptions
Create a reusable lookup table and written justification that British Airways can apply to future flying schedules

Reviews

Over 14350

5 Star Reviews

"It was a hands-on real time practical experience. It allowed me to apply my existing coding and data analysis skills and an opportunity to enhance them. This course provided a great insight into the type of work involved in British Airways Data Analysis for the business."-- Student from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London

"I found the British Airways Job Simulation program to be an incredibly insightful and engaging experience. The simulation effectively mirrored real-world scenarios, allowing me to apply my skills and knowledge in a practical setting. The program's focus on problem-solving and decision-making provided a valuable opportunity to showcase my abilities..."-- Student from Intentional Gap Year

"I enjoyed the hands-on experience of scraping real customer reviews and transforming that data into a format usable by a machine learning model. What stood out most was building a model to predict booking behaviour and thinking creatively about how British Airways could use those insights to engage and motivate customers to complete their bookings."-- Student from The University of Liverpool

"Actually, the British airways virtual experience program has improved my theoretical skills into practical and analytical to power point presentation of a business problem and finding hidden insights in it."-- Student from My institution is not listed

"It is so real and very challenging; this internship helps to think outside the box to provide real solution as a professional DS."-- Student from University of Ibadan

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