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- BA’s Walsh Leads in T5 Blame Game
- The aftershock at T5 continued this week, with each day adding fresh hell for beleaguered BA boss Willie Walsh and landlord BAA. Reports vary as to the longer-term effects of T5's catastrophic scheduling delays, computer glitches and complaints on both businesses. But the cost, according to BA,...
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- BA cabin crew to vote on strike action
- British Airways vowed on Monday to press ahead with cost-cutting plans after the Unite union decided to ballot 14,000 cabin crew on industrial action over new contracts. The airline intends to cut the equivalent of 1,700 cabin crew jobs, reduce the number of crew on some flights and reduce pay...
- News items 2009-10-26
- Qantas, BA Say No Merger as Talks End
- British Airways PLC and Qantas Airways Ltd called off their merger talks after failing to agree on the terms of a potential deal. The move left the British airline free to pursue other agreements with European carriers as the industry braces for a significant slowdown. In statements to the London...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Qantas and BA Merger Talks Grounded
- By Mark Bendeich and John Bowker SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters UK) - Australia's Qantas Airways and British Airways called off talks for a $6.4 billion (4.1 billion pound) merger, leaving the British carrier to consider other combinations with European peers as the sector grapples with falling demand and volatile fuel prices. Qantas...
- News items 2009-08-07
- BA to cut equivalent of 1,700 cabin crew in November
- British Airways is confirming the equivalent of 1,700 full-time cabin crew posts will disappear by the end of November, but insists the cuts are voluntary. The airline says around 1,000 cabin crew have indicated they would like to take voluntary redundancy, with a further 3,000 staff looking to switch to...
- News items 2009-10-07
- BA Cabin Staff to Hold Strike Ballot
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - Up to 14,000 British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action in a dispute their contracts, their union said on Monday.Derek Simpson, joint general secretary of Unite, Britain's biggest union, said he was prepared to hold talks with the airline although...
- News items 2009-10-26
- BA sale of Qantas stake foreshadows alliance shakeup - analysts
- SYDNEY AFP — British Airways BA said it would sell its 1.1 billion dollar (770 million US) stake in Australia's Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances. BA said it would sell the 18.25 percent stake in Qantas within 48 hours...
- Research articles 2004-09-08
- Ayling Departure Due to Lack of People Skills; Successor Long Way Off
- Despite media assertions, the successor to Robert Ayling, who resigned as chief executive of British Airways [BAB] March 10, will not be forthcoming for up to six months, said a senior industry analyst and a BA source this week. Analysts are also united in the reason behind Ayling's departure...
- Research articles 2000-03-17
- BA Engineering keeps workers under its wing
- Although staff will work for a new logistics provider, BAX Global, they'll remain on BA contracts A landmark deal between British Airways Engineering, trade unions and logistics provider BAX Global will see what BA Engineering supply chain general manager David Richardson calls a "middle way" solution between...
- Research articles 1998-11-19
- Boeing Q2 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (BA)
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Heidi Wood of Morgan Stanley. Heidi Wood - Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Good morning. Jim, I have a question for you. It is actually a big picture question, if you...
- Earnings calls 2006-07-26
- British Airways Paves Way For Personalized On-Board Supplies With System ESS
- LONDON--BUSINESS WIRE--March 24, 1997--British Airways has launched a project with the potential to have individual passengers favourite items ready and waiting when they board a BA flight. A major overhaul of the airline's catering supply computer systems will pioneer the use of software powerful enough to track supplies to...
- Research articles 1997-03-24
- Branson vows to fight BA alliance 'tooth and nail'
- Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways, has vowed to fight British Airways' proposed new alliance with American Airlines, even though some analysts believe that the alliance will eventually gain clearance. "This proposal was withdrawn three years ago and nothing has changed since then," said Branson. "We...
- Research articles 2001-08-05
- Citigroup, BA call on Bush and Barroso to act over trade talks
- LONDON AFP — US banking titan Citigroup and British Airways have written to President George W. Bush and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to urge them to "identify a way forward" for stalled global trade talks, according to a letter obtained by AFP. In the letter, signed by...
- Research articles 2006-08-21
- Canadian PGA: Amateur leads the way at Greater Vancouver Classic.
- Vancouver, BC, Aug 2, 2003 The Sports Network via COMTEX James Lepp continued his strong play with a six-under 66 on Saturday to grab a two-shot lead at the Greater Vancouver Classic. The Canadian Amateur finished with a 54-hole total of 14-under-par 202. ...
- Research articles 2003-08-02
- Bank One: Okay, but still a way to go
- Most analysts agree that Bank One appears to be on the right track. But Joseph C. Duwan of New York-based Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lays out why. Duwan's analysis, following a meeting last month with senior management, not only spells out what he thinks Ba Most analysts agree that Bank...
- Research articles 2001-01-02
- Boeing Heading the Way of GM?
- Stephen Rosenman submits: The market is celebrating the likely end of Boeing's BA strike by ramping up its share price from a low of $40 to yesterday's closing price of $49.80. Unfortunately, for Boeing, the bad news has just begun. by Stephen Rosenman
- External links 2008-10-30
- ABN Amro says Italian regulator clears way for Antonveneta bid
- AMSTERDAM, AFP — Dutch Bank ABN Amro has received approval from Italian stock market regulator Consob to publish the offer document for its takeover offer for Banca Antonveneta, it said in a statement. ABN Amro is offering 25 euros (32.02 dollars) per share in cash for each Antonveneta share....
- Research articles 2005-04-15
- Djokovic collapse paves way for Russian triumph in Davis Cup tennis
- PARIS AFP — Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic suffered a dramatic on-court collapse as he failed in his brave bid to rescue Serbia's Davis Cup dream against Russia on Sunday. The Serbs had trailed 2-1 overnight going into the final day of the World Group clash in Moscow and...
- Research articles 2008-02-10
- Low-Level Iraqi Ba'ath Officials Now Targets in Post-Saddam Reprisal Killings.
- By David Filipov, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 28--BAGHDAD, Iraq--Mohamed al Saadi, a humble bank clerk on his way home for lunch, was standing at a crowded Baghdad bus stop when a black sedan pulled up. A young man...
- Research articles 2003-09-28
- Air alliance runs into turbulence
- News of the extent of Brussels' competition concerns about the planned alliance between American Airlines, British Airways and Spain's Iberia comes at a critical time for the carriers. All three have reported losses this year as the economic downturn and surging oil prices force the airline industry into what its...
- News items 2009-10-26
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