What is the year of the event which occured first, Sir Roderick Eddington was born, or British Airways merged with Iberia?
Rod Eddington: Sir Roderick Ian Eddington AO (born 2 January 1950 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian businessman. British Airways: British Airways (BA) is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size, or the second largest, behind easyJet, when measured by passengers carried. British Airways:  In January 2011 BA merged with Iberia, creating the International Airlines Group (IAG), a holding company registered in Madrid, Spain.
1950