British Airways (Manpower) Mr. Skinner asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many (a) management, (b) engineers and (c) ramp workers are employed by British Airways. Mr. Sproat It is not easy to define unambiguously these groups of staff. British Airways estimate that on a reasonable definition it employs 1,058 management staff, 11,305 engineering staff and 6,941 ramp staff.