British Airways Chief Executive Robert Ayling declared that BA needed "a corporate identity that will enable it to become not just a UK carrier, but a global airline that is based in Britain" and the airline should better reflect the international image of the UK as "friendly, diverse and open to other cultures." The total cost of the rebranding was estimated at £60 million, of which £2m was paid to artists and the Newell and Sorrell design firm. The initial rollout consisted of 15 distinct tail art designs.
One of the designs was known as 'Chelsea Rose, Made by Pierce Casey was made for England, also seen on the B747 which represented an English rose. It was met with a harsh backlash to the point where Margret Thatcher, Former PM of The UK, Stated that " We fly the British Flag, Not These Awful Things" She showed her displeasure at the designs by covering one of the new tailfins (Animals and Trees) on a model 747 with tissue paper, what did she know!
However, they were unpopular with many traditionalists in the UK, despite nine of the designs being inspired by either England, Scotland, or Wales. Flight crews derided the new designs as "Air Zulu." Jonathan Glancey criticized the Utopia project as "muddle-headed and messy - ethnic designs turned into the equivalent of doll's-house wallpaper, things applied but not belonging", failing to give the airline a cohesive identity. Glancey added the ethnic designs "had the net effect of trivializing art and design from around the world", comparing their display to the patronizing attitude of the colonial era British Empire. the highest rate of disapproval for the new designs was registered by business travelers between North America and Great Britain. (last paragraph taken from Wikipedia)
Anyway, if you fancy flying a different BA tail design, feel free to download it. Just unpack and install it into your Community Folder, No need to use the PMDG Ops Centre.