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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,...

Tags: Game, BA, BA Way, Productivity, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Joanna Higgins

Blog posts 2008-04-10

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Osisko Intersects 9.13 g/t Au Average Over 50 Metres at Barnat

Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX: OSK)(FRANKFURT: EWX) is pleased to announce initial results from the definition drill program currently under way on the South Barnat Zone, a separate gold mineralized zone located approximately 1200 metres northeast of the center of the Canadian Malartic deposit. Significant higher-grade intercepts include 9.13 g/t...

Articles 2008-06-25

THE WONDERS OF WILLIE

MURPHY just has to take his hat off to Willie walsh. The former Aer Lingus boss who defected to British Airways has not had the best of starts in his new job. Among other debacles, he took the flak for the Heathrow...

Articles 2008-06-22

World's newest airline faces stormy forecasts

BA's OpenSkies subsidiary is taking off in troubled times, hoping to avoid the fate of rivals Undeterred by a raft of airline bankruptcies caused by the record fuel price, British Airways brought the world's newest airline into being yesterday. The timing of the launch...

Articles 2008-06-20

Friday 13 plane hit by storm

FURIOUS holidaymakers were stranded on Barbados - after a British Airways plane due in London on unlucky Friday 13 was hit by lightning. BA staff did not tell them of the problem until four hours after the flight was due to take off. ...

Articles 2008-06-15

Boeing sponsors "green" MRO challenge for college students in the US and China

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) is supporting a competition for college students in the United States and China. The 2008 Boeing Shanghai Challenge, which is being run by Boeing in association with Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services, Tsinghua University...

Articles 2008-05-14

He did the right thing being honest. Now BA's boss should forgo his

If Willie Walsh, the embattled chief executive of British Airways, is smart, he will tell the world on Friday that any bonus he is due will either be given up or put in escrow for a year or so. It's the only decent thing for him to do following the...

Articles 2008-05-11

The creative forces shaping the future

NEW MEDIA DEGREES The digital age is booming - and so are courses in new media at universities, reports Andy Sharman The way that we approach and receive traditional media - news, television, music, advertising - has changed beyond recognition over the last...

Articles 2008-05-01

The newest way to wear curls: a simple strategy for scoring sexy waves—plus, how to soothe the side effects of retinol

Q I keep hearing curlers are making a comeback. How can I use them to get a natural look? A "Avoid tight ringlets and spiral curls and create large, loose waves instead," says Renee Cohen, senior stylist at the Serge Normant at John Frieda Salon in New York...

Articles 2008-05-01

BA in talks with American and Continental

British Airways said yesterday that it was "exploring opportunities" with American Airlines and Continental Airlines that rivals fear could be the first step towards the creation of an industry goliath that would have a hugely dominant position at Heathrow. As a first step, the discussions now under...

Articles 2008-05-01

Duelling banjos hit historic notes

World music THE BLUES: BACK TO THE SOURCE Barbican LONDON ***** It was a double-header of a concert that returned the blues to its source in radically different ways, pairing Otis Taylor's Reclaiming the Banjo project with Bassekou Kouyate, who, with his group...

Articles 2008-04-30

BA says 'exploring' links with with American Airlines, Continental

LONDON AFP — British Airways said Wednesday it was examining closer cooperation with US carriers American Airlines and Continental Airlines but gave no additional information. "British Airways is exploring opportunities for co-operation with American Airlines and Continental Airlines," BA said in a very brief statement to the London...

Articles 2008-04-30

LEFT HIGH AND DRY

THE hero pilot who saved 152 lives in the Heathrow crash landing is planning to quit British Airways in disgust at the way bosses have treated him. Captain Peter Burkill, 43, says he is a "broken man" and feels betrayed after being effectively grounded and having...

Articles 2008-04-27

LEFT HIGH AND DRY

THE hero pilot who saved 152 lives in the Heathrow crash landing is planning to quit British Airways in disgust at the way bosses have treated him. Captain Peter Burkill, 43, says he is a "broken man" and feels betrayed after being effectively grounded and having...

Articles 2008-04-27

LEFT HIGH AND DRY

THE hero pilot who saved 152 lives in the Heathrow crash landing is planning to quit British Airways in disgust at the way bosses have treated him. Captain Peter Burkill, 43, says he is a "broken man" and feels betrayed after being effectively grounded and having...

Articles 2008-04-27

As if the credit crunch wasn't bad enough, the oil price is now

OUTLOOK No wonder the British Airways share price fell to a new four- year low yesterday. Less than two months ago, the finance director Keith Williams warned that his operating profits would be completely wiped out by an oil price of just under $120 a barrel, and...

Articles 2008-04-24

'Working for Mario Testino was like university for me'

MY WAY Magazine publisher Huw Gwyther gives his tips for success in the workplace Huw Gwyther is publisher and founder of the style and arts magazine Wonderland (www.wonderlandmagazine.com). He won the funds to launch the magazine on the BBC's Dragons' Den series. ...

Articles 2008-04-17

Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Boeing, Caterpillar, Joy Global and Honeywell

CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with Director of Equity Research Dirk van Dijk, who discusses Boeing (NYSE: BA), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Joy Global (Nasdaq: JOYG) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON). A synopsis of today's Analyst Interview is presented below. The full article can...

Articles 2008-04-10

Crisis hits BA plane

A BRITISH Airways plane from London to the US was forced into an emergency landing yesterday. Flight BA287 left Heathrow's Terminal 5 on its way to San Francisco but was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland after developing hydraulic problems. One of...

Articles 2008-04-06

Why BA still stands for 'bloody awful'

By the time you read this, I hope, I'll be sipping champagne at a wedding in Texas - but the way things have been going so far this week, there seem to be no guarantees that I'll make it on time. I booked my flights to Houston...

Articles 2008-04-05