BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.1B
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Air Transportation Services
CEOWilliam Walsh
Number of Employees 45,140
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Scheduled Freight Air Transportation: 481112
Recent Events
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GuestLogix Signs Multi-year Agreement With British Airways To Implement Mobile Virtual Store Onboard Retail Transaction...
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Goodrich to provide British Airways with services for over 300 engines
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Goodrich Signs Long-Term Service Agreement with British Airways
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Goodrich Signs Long-Term Service Agreement with British Airways
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BA betting tiny airport will give it big edge between New York and London -...
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British Airways cargo reorganizes
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S&P cuts British Airways outlook to negative
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British Airways To Launch Its First Business-Only Flight
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Moody's Cuts British Airways' Rating
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BA flies into biggest loss since being privatized
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British Airways Posts Worst Annual Results in Two Decades
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British Airways: Iberia Talks To Conclude In Several Months
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British Airways swings to fiscal-year loss
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Virgin Atlantic sees ‘Challenging Year,’ Ridgway says
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Digging in as Crossrail starts
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BTC, Virgin Atlantic's Branson Disagree on DOT Approval of AA/BA Deal
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Metals producers lift London in pre-holiday trade
News & Analysis
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BA Slashes Spending as Passengers Fall
ReutersUK
- 2009-07-03
By John BowkerLONDON (Reuters UK) - British Airways BA BAY said it had cut its spending plans by 20 percent for the current year as it prepared for a lengthy industry downturn and reported that passenger numbers had fallen again.The carrier said it had reduced its capital expenditure to 580...
Worker Democracy Shouldn't Start With a Pay Cut
BNET
- 2009-06-18
Fancy working for less pay? No. Fancy not working at all? Suddenly the pay-cut option seems relatively attractive. It is the choice employers are increasingly asking their staff to make, but is it fair to ask the victims to decide their own fate? ...
Travel Roundup: Air France Replaces Speed Sensors, Sunstone Hotel Investors Default, British Airways Pilot Pay Cut and More
BNET
- 2009-06-10
Air France to replace sensors after pilot pressure -- After a pilot's labor union requested its workers not to fly planes without replaced sensors, Air France decided to immediately replace speed sensors on all of its A330 and A340 jets. Air France said it would replace the Pitot tubes, or sensors, in...
British Airways Pilots May Take Pay Cut
ReutersUK
- 2009-06-07
By Julie CrustLONDON (Reuters UK) - Pilots at British Airways could take an unprecedented voluntary pay cut following talks this week on a number of cost-saving measures, the Sunday Times reported, citing industry sources.The range of measures, which include a small across-the- board pay cut, will be discussed with the...
Just how cheap are those no-frills flights once the hidden extras
- 2009-03-08
Budget carriers are seeking new and ever more imaginative ways of charging for 'extras'. As the price of 'low-cost' air travel mounts, Mark Rowe looks at how bargain seekers are being brought down to earth with a bump A pound to spend a penny? Not even Ryanair,...
Travel Roundup: Versace Mansion Opens, Sandals Cuts 650 Workers, Virgin & British Airways Drop Fees and More
BNET
- 2008-12-17
Versace mansion opens to the public as hotel and restaurant -- The Miami Beach home of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace has been opened as a restaurant and hotel with suites starting at $1,200 a night. The 26,000-square-foot home, known as Casa Casuarina, has been owned by businessman Peter Loftin since 2000. Loftin...
Main Movers
- 2008-12-12
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British Airways Looks to Merge With Qantas
BNET
- 2008-12-02
BA’s shares received a boost on news that it is considering a merger with Australia’s Qantas, while it tries to ringfence potential tie-ups with Spain’s Iberia and American Airlines. The merged entity, if it goes ahead, would have a dual listing structure. Why it makes sense: ...
Short Interest: Up in Iberia, Down in British Airways
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-11-03
Jessica Johnson submits: Short positions in British Airways (BAIRY.PK) increased significantly over the summer, with the percentage of the airline's Shares Outstanding on loan (%SOOL) increasing from 5% in April to 20% in July. As you can see from the graph below, short investors came to the trade fairly...
The Complete Guide To ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHTS
- 2008-11-01
Breakfast in Brisbane? Snorkelling off South Africa? Climbing in Kathmandu? David Orkin joins the dots on some of the best - and the cheapest - routes around the planet WHY ROUND THE WORLD? Because a round-the-world ("RTW") ticket represents the best travel value you can...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| William Walsh | CEO |
| Keith WIlliams | Cfo |
| Martin George | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Paul Coby | CIO |
| Tony McCarthy | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Alan McDonald | Director, Engineering |
| Lloyd Cromwell Griffiths | Director, Flight Operations |
| Michael Street | Director, Customer Scvs, Operations |
| Robert Boyle | Director, Commercial Planning |
| Roger Maynard | Director, Investments |
| Andrew Swaffield | General Manager, Sales & Distr |
| Deborah Frampton | Manager, UAE |
| Debra Dupret | Manager, Business Development |
| Ed Searancke | General Manager, Customer Delivery |
| Gerry Mundy | Manager, World Cargo's Perishables |
| Mark Gardiner | General Manager, Operations |
| Rory Black | Manager, Bahrain |
| Alan Buchanan | Secretary |
| Alan Burnett | Head, Sales & Marketing, UK & Ireland |
| Jayne O'Brien | Head, Marketing, UK & Ireland |
| Martin P. Read | Non-Executive Director |
| Robert Webb | General Counsel |
| Ted Moss | Head, Loyalty |
| Thomas Coops | Interim Head, Corp & Media Relations |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Martin Broughton | Chairman |
| Alison Reed | Board of Directors |
| Ashok S. Ganguly | Board of Directors |
| Baroness Kingsmill | Board of Directors |
| Baroness Symons | Board of Directors |
| Chumpol Nalamlieng | Board of Directors |
| James A. Lawrence | Board of Directors |
| Ken Smart | Board of Directors |
| Neil Robertson | Board of Directors |
| Tim Steeds | Board of Directors |
Willie Walsh joined the airline in May 2005 as Chief Executive Designate, succeeding Rod Eddington as Chief Executive on 1 October 2005. He is an honorary Board Member of Flight Safety International. He is Branch President of the Heathrow Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society, an honorary Member of The Aviation Club and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK). Willie is married with one daughter. His interests include all sports with a particular interest in soccer, rugby and motor sports.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | CEO | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Cfo | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | CIO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Chief Human Resources Officer | Current |
| Ba Boycott | Director People & Organisational Effectiveness | Current |
| Royal Mail Group Ltd | Group Director, People & Organizational Development | Former |
| BAE Systems plc | Group Human Resources Director | Former |
| Bae Systems, Inc. | Former | |
| Royal Mail Group Ltd | Board of Directors | Former |
| Salford University | post graduate diploma in manpower studies | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Director, Engineering | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Director, Engineering | Former |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Director, Flight Operations | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Director, Flight Operations | Former |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Director, Customer Scvs, Operations | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Director, Customer Scvs, Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Director, Commercial Planning | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Director, Commercial Planning | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Director, Investments | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Director, Investments | Former |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | General Manager, Sales & Distr | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Manager, UAE | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Manager, Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | General Manager, Customer Delivery | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Manager, World Cargo's Perishables | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | General Manager, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Manager, Bahrain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Head, Sales & Marketing, UK & Ireland | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Head, Marketing, UK & Ireland | Current |
Martin joined Logica plc in 1993 as chief executive and became group chief executive of LogicaCMG following the merger of Logica and CMG in December 2002. Prior to 1993, he was supervisory managing director of the GEC Marconi Radar and Control Systems group of companies. Martin has been a non-executive director of British Airways plc since 2000. He was a non-executive director of ASDA Group plc from 1996 to 1999 and of Boots Group plc from 1999 to July 2006.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Non-Executive Director | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| LogicaCMG plc | CEO | Former |
| LogicaCMG-Leatherhead | CEO | Former |
| LogicaCMG plc | Group Chief Executive, Executive Director, Executive Committee Member | Former |
| Logica Systems Laboratories | Former | |
| Alliance Boots | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Head, Loyalty | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Interim Head, Corp & Media Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation of British Industry's | President | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Chairman | Current |
| Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) | European Chairman | Current |
| British American Tobacco plc | Group Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman | Former |
| British Horseracing Authority Limited | Chairman | Former |
| British American Tobacco plc | Chairman | Former |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Whizz-Kidz | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Airways Holidays Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Standard Life Assurance | Group Finance Director | Former |
| Marks & Spencer Group p.l.c. | Group Finance Director | Former |
| HSBC Auto Finance | non-executive director | Former |
| Touche Ross & Co. | Former | |
| HSBC Bank plc | Board of Directors | Former |
Dr Ashok Ganguly has served as a Director on our Board since 1999. He is currently the Chairman of Firstsource Solutions Limited and ABP Private Limited (Ananda Bazar Patrika Group) and has been a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India, since November 2000. Dr Ganguly also currently serves as a non-executive director of Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Knowledge Park and Tata AIG Life Insurance Co Limited and a Director on the Advisory Board of Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited and Hemogenomics Private Limited. He is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry as well as the Investment Commission and the India-USA CEO Council, set up by the Prime Minister of India and the President of the U.S.. He is also a member of the National Knowledge Commission to the Prime Minister of India. He is a former member of the Board of British Airways Plc (1996-2005) and Unilever Plc/NV (1990-1997).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Icici Onesource, Ltd. | Director Chairman | Current |
| First Source, Inc. | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Wipro Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hindustan Lever Ltd. | Chairman | Former |
| Unilever Plc | Director | Former |
| University of Illinois | Ph.D. and A Master of Science | Former |
| Mumbai University | Graduate Degree In Chemistry | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Unilever Canada Ltd | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Unilever Plc | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Unilever Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Physicians Formula, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Unilever Canada Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| General Mills Operations, Inc. | CFO | Former |
| General Mills, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Bain & Company | Partner | Former |
| General Mills, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Gen Mills, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA with distinction | Former |
| Yale University | bachelor of arts degree in economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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British Airways Nears Deal With Union
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BA betting tiny airport will give it big edge between New York and London - the return of BA 001
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Branson opposes aid for British Air
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British Airways: How Bad Is It?
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BA's all business LCY-JFK service to launch on 29 September
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Branson enjoying rivals discomfort& and the spotlight
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Air India wants employees to work for free
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BA asks staff to work for free
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Branson to ministers: let BA go bust
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Branson: let BA go bust
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Branson: let British Airways go bust
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Could British Airways really go bust or not?
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Branson to ministers: let British Airways go bust
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Singapore Airlines CEO takes 20 pct pay cut
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British Airways Focuses on Survival
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PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - June 18
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BA pilots offered shares for pay cut deal
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