British Airways and Iberia announced late Thursday that they have agreed the basis for a proposed merger between the two airlines which is expected to be completed in late 2010.
Union officials were going to court Thursday in London to try to stop British Airways from imposing contractual changes on its 14,000-member cabin crew.
Passengers on a British Airways flight to Barcelona, Spain, were forced to evacuate the aircraft on the airport runway after landing Sunday when fumes were apparently detected in the aircraft's cabin.
British Airways reported a pre-tax loss Friday of $245 million in the three months till the end of June, contributing to an already-tough year for the troubled airline.
Troubled British Airways plans to raise nearly a billion dollars of emergency cash funding as it tries to survive the current economic downturn, the airline said Friday.
Officials said a British Airways jet had to be evacuated Friday at a Phoenix, Arizona, airport after smoke was reported in the cabin.
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.
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.
British Airways pilots are being urged to accept a deal under which they will receive shares in the struggling company in return for a pay cut, their union said Thursday.
British Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.
British Airways and Iberia announced late Thursday that they have agreed the basis for a proposed merger between the two airlines which is expected to be completed in late 2010.
Union officials were going to court Thursday in London to try to stop British Airways from imposing contractual changes on its 14,000-member cabin crew.
Passengers on a British Airways flight to Barcelona, Spain, were forced to evacuate the aircraft on the airport runway after landing Sunday when fumes were apparently detected in the aircraft's cabin.
British Airways reported a pre-tax loss Friday of $245 million in the three months till the end of June, contributing to an already-tough year for the troubled airline.
Troubled British Airways plans to raise nearly a billion dollars of emergency cash funding as it tries to survive the current economic downturn, the airline said Friday.
Officials said a British Airways jet had to be evacuated Friday at a Phoenix, Arizona, airport after smoke was reported in the cabin.
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.
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.
British Airways pilots are being urged to accept a deal under which they will receive shares in the struggling company in return for a pay cut, their union said Thursday.
British Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.
British Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.
British Airways posted the airline's worst annual loss since its privatization in 1987 as its chief executive declared there were "absolutely no signs of recovery" in the industry.
When Virgin Atlantic Airways cancels James Simon's flight from New York to London -- and rebooks him on a British Airways flight -- he's downgraded from premium economy to economy class. But his requests for a fare refund go unanswered. Is he entitled to any money back?
British Airways plunged into the red in its third quarter, posting a pre-tax loss of £70 million ($102.4 million) for the nine months ending December 31.
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have announced they are reducing their fuel surcharges as the price of oil has plummeted.
Susan Null books two business-class tickets on British Airways using her Alaska Airlines frequent flier miles. But when she checks her reservation, she finds nothing. Alaska Airlines says her booking has "slipped through the cracks." Can they retrieve it in time for her trip?
British Airways has agreed to buy L'Avion, the French all-business class carrier and plans to integrate the airline into its recently launched subsidiary, OpenSkies.
When Karen Kernohan discovers part of her flight from Calgary to Rome is missing, British Airways claims "extraordinary circumstances" are to blame and refuses to compensate her. Is she really out of luck?
At a time when many of the world's airlines are cutting back due to rising fuel costs, British Airways announced Thursday that OpenSkies, its new subsidiary airline, will begin a scheduled service between Paris and New York.
Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline
For every dollar that the price of fuel increases, costs to the aviation industry go up by $1.6 billion. And if oil hits $135 a barrel for the rest of the year, the International Air Transport Association says losses could hit $6.1 billion.
British Airways officials say flight cancellations may extend into Saturday as delays and baggage problems continued to plague Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five.
Cameron Etezadi and his girlfriend are on their way from Seattle to Casablanca, Morocco, when their flight is delayed in London by weather. British Airways agrees to refund the couple's money, but one year later, there's no sign of a check. Is the airline pocketing their fare, or is something else going on?
British Airways passengers face the prospect of major disruptions after the airline's pilots voted for strike action that could effectively ground the airline worldwide.
Passengers on board a British Airways jet which crash landed at London's Heathrow's Airport have been telling how the plane suddenly dropped approaching the runway.
The self-proclaimed 'World's favorite airline' has upset the surfing community by banning surfboards from its aircraft
British Airways says its pre-tax profits soared by more than a quarter to £593 million in the first six months of the financial year.
British Airways made its largest aircraft purchase in nearly a decade, dividing the order between rivals Boeing and Airbus, the carrier said Thursday.
British Airways Plc and Korean Air Lines Co. pleaded guilty in U.S. court Thursday to a global price-fixing conspiracy and were each fined $300 million.
I have a problem with the huge fine levied against British Airways for its passenger and cargo price-fixing. Half a billion dollars is a serious amount of money.
British Airways and Korean Air have agreed to plead guilty and pay separate $300 million criminal fines for their roles in conspiracies to fix the prices of passenger and cargo flights, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
The Justice Department Wednesday will announce millions of dollars in fines against British Airways following a price-fixing investigation into fuel surcharges by air carriers, according to industry sources familiar with the case.
Travel alert: You'll be paying more to fly this summer on planes that are more crowded than ever - even after you've bought your ticket.
European Union transport ministers unanimously backed a landmark agreement with the United States on Thursday to throw open transatlantic air travel to more competition and drive down fares.
School uniform guidelines which effectively ban students from wearing a full veil, have angered British Muslim groups.
Wall Street joined the rest of the world in selling stocks at the start of trading Monday, continuing the recent market slump into a fifth trading session.
Budget airlines have revolutionized the airline industry in the past five years, and now specialist all business class airlines are hoping to transform the high-end of air travel in the same way.
The number of sites contaminated in the Russian spy radiation alert has doubled to around 12 and is likely to rise again, British Home Secretary John Reid said.
British Airway launched the first lie-flat bed in business class six years ago and the airline hopes to raise the bar again with its new look Club World seat and cabin.
British Airways plc ranks no. 442 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $15.2 billion in revenues, up 5.4% from the previous year. The Harmondsworth, Britain-based company was ranked no. 431 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $0.8 billion, up 73.7% from a year earlier.
British and U.S. regulators are investigating alleged price fixing of passenger fares and fuel surcharges by British Airways and other airlines, according to a statement issued Thursday from British Airways.
Investors will face a mixed open Thursday following a big rally in stocks overseas.
In a shake-up likely to have a major impact on business travelers, British Airways is to restructure its European operations to launch a direct challenge to low-cost carriers.
In-flight comfort is expected to take a leap forward in 2006, with more carriers introducing fully reclining seats and manufacturers putting the finishing touches on what is being hailed as the future of airline beds.
Every flight you take produces greenhouse gases, which can have a direct impact on climate change. Travel uses energy and this comes mainly from fossil fuels.
Few have benefited from the wildcat strike that recently crippled British Airways and its in-flight meal operation at Heathrow -- including the airline, passengers and the catering firm.
Like tens of thousands of others, the Laurent family were en route to Hong Kong last week and found themselves stranded in the British capital.
British Airways says it is close to resuming a normal timetable, three days after the end of a crippling ground-crew walkout that had stranded more than 100,000 passengers during the peak of the summer travel season.
British Airways is one of the world's largest, busiest and most profitable airlines.
An explosive device has detonated in a building housing offices for British Airways and oil company BP, breaking some windows and causing other damage, representatives of the companies said.
In a bid to retain and attract business travelers, many airlines are refining their services including beds, bars and business centers.
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After five years of retrenchment and crisis management, British Airways PLC (BAB) is again concentrating on wooing passengers, Wednesday's Wall Street Journal reported.
Airlines have always seen bonus air miles as an incentive for frequent flyers. Now, carriers are making the offer even more enticing.
A British Airways flight with 239 passengers flying from London's Heathrow airport to New York was turned around in mid-flight after a passenger flying on a French passport was found to be on the U.S. no-fly list.
Europe's second-largest carrier British Airways has averted a potentially chaotic strike next weekend after reaching a pay deal with unions.
With oil prices at a 13-year high above $40 a barrel, a number of airlines have already increased ticket prices.
British Airways has joined other airlines in imposing a fuel surcharge to ticket prices because of surging oil prices.
British Airways says it has canceled two upcoming flights -- one to Washington and one to Saudi Arabia -- because of a security threat.
The specter of a biological attack was raised Sunday as a possible reason that a handful of transatlantic and domestic flights were canceled this weekend.
Continental Airlines has canceled Sunday's Flight 17 from Glasgow, Scotland, to Los Angeles, California, because of security concerns, a spokesman for the carrier told CNN on Saturday.
A BA flight that U.S. and British officials say was the target of terrorist threats has left for Washington after another delay to allow further security checks, the airline said.
Flight problems stemming from security concerns eased somewhat Saturday, although a British Airways flight to Washington that was canceled two days in a row left London's Heathrow Airport after a delay of three and a half hours, the airline said.
Amid extraordinary cancellations of international flights in recent days due to security reasons, a top U.S. official said Friday such steps would only be taken if there was "specific intelligence" indicating a possible attack.
A day after fighter jets escorted a British Airways flight from London into the Dulles International Airport at Washington D.C., the same flight on Thursday was canceled at the request of the British government, the airline said.
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