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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 Takes Legal Action to Halt Christmas Strike
- By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters) - British Airways is taking legal action to halt a 12-day strike planned by cabin crew over Christmas, alleging balloting irregularities."The airline called on union Unite to call off the industrial action by 1400 GMT. The union has not done so and BA is now seeking...
- News items 2009-12-16
- BA Takes Legal Action to Halt Christmas Strike
- By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters UK) - British Airways is taking legal action to halt a 12-day strike planned by cabin crew over Christmas, alleging balloting irregularities."The airline called on union Unite to call off the industrial action by 2 p.m. The union has not done so and BA is now...
- News items 2009-12-17
- BA Takes Action to Halt Christmas Strike
- By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters UK) - British Airways is taking legal action to halt a 12-day strike planned by cabin crew over Christmas, alleging balloting irregularities."The airline called on union Unite to call off the industrial action by 2 p.m. The union has not done so and BA is now...
- News items 2009-12-17
- 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
- BA to Take Legal Action Over Planned Crew Strike
- LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways BAY has started legal action in an attempt to halt the 12-day strike planned by its cabin crew over the Christmas holidays."BA is commencing legal action in an attempt to protect customers from the massive stress and disruption threatened by Unite's decision to call a...
- News items 2009-12-16
- 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, Iberia reach merger MOU; BA to control 55%, Walsh to be CEO
- British Airways and Iberia yesterday agreed to a "binding" MOU to merge under a single holding company that will be 55% controlled by BA shareholders and led by BA CEO Willie Walsh, paving the way for establishment of a third major European airline company by the end of 2010 that...
- News items 2009-11-12
- Unite to Re-ballot BA Cabin Crew "swiftly"
- By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters UK) - The union representing British Airways cabin crew said it would move "swiftly" towards a new ballot, increasing the likelihood of strike action in 2010, after its planned Christmas walkout was ruled unlawful."Unite, while not ruling out a future appeal, is expected to move swiftly...
- News items 2009-12-18
- 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 faces strike ballot
- More than 12,000 British Airways cabin crew began voting on Monday on whether to launch strikes over new working practices that could disrupt flights over the busy Christmas period. The new rules came into force on Monday, in spite of opposition from the Unite union, which said they were unworkable...
- News items 2009-11-16
- Holiday operators fear BA action in February
- Holidaymakers planning to go to the Caribbean for the February half-term are set to be particularly vulnerable to a renewed attempt at strike action by British Airways' cabin crew, according to travel industry experts. With the Unite union announcing plans yesterday to reballot members early in the new year, tour...
- News items 2009-12-18
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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