British Airways cabin crew set Christmas strike
December 14, 2009 ·
British Airways cabin crew will strike over Christmas, their union said Monday, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday travelers into uncertainty at one of the busiest times of the year. Strikes are to begin Dec. 22 and run for a dozen days until Jan. 2, said Len McCluskey, the assistant general secretary for Britain’s [...]
British Airways confirms board talks on Iberia merger deal
November 12, 2009 ·
British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA confirmed they are holding separate board meetings Thursday about a long-awaited merger, responding to feverish speculation that has sent the companies’ shares soaring. British Airways, the third largest airline in Europe, said the meetings would consider a “potential transaction” and that no deal has yet been reached. [...]
Cheap airfares: British Airways super sale
November 10, 2009 ·
Fly between New York City and London from $458 roundtrip (plus taxes and an online booking fee) by acting on British Airways’ most amazing fare sale in a year. Other sample fares, from New York City: Rome, roundtrip from $474. Paris, roundtrip from $500. Istanbul, roundtrip from $560. New Delhi, roundtrip from $890. Cairo, roundtrip [...]
Airline industry plans to halve carbon emissions
September 22, 2009 ·
The global aviation industry has agreed to cut its net carbon emissions to half 2005 levels by 2050 under a plan to be set out on Tuesday by British Airways chief, Willie Walsh. Mr Walsh, who will outline the initiative at Tuesday’s United Nations forum on climate change in New York, said it was the [...]
British Airways posts $155 million quarterly loss
July 31, 2009 ·
British Airways PLC warned there were “no visible signs of improvement” in the recession-hit airline industry as it posted a 94 million pound ($155.5 million) quarterly loss Friday, despite noting a seasonal summer uptick. BA said it would continue to focus on stripping costs out of the business, reporting that its efforts so far have [...]
Thousands of British Airways staff agree to pay cut
June 26, 2009 ·
More than 1 in 6 British Airways staff have agreed to work for free, take unpaid leave or work part-time, the airline said Thursday after the announcement of cost-cutting measures last week. “This is a fantastic first response. I want to thank everyone who has volunteered to help us pull through this difficult period,” Willie [...]
American Airlines, British Airways line up airports, pols to back immunity bid
May 19, 2009 ·
More than 70 airports in the U.S. and Europe have thrown their support behind a bid by American Airlines and British Airways to cooperate on trans-Atlantic flights without fear of breaking antitrust laws. Executives of many large and small airports echoed the airlines’ argument that antitrust immunity will benefit consumers by letting American and BA [...]
