CNN's Richard Quest asks British Airways' CEO about the airline's first half profit and view on the economic recovery.
The chief executive of British Airways declared the airline is "back in the game" Friday after returning to profit after two years of record losses.
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CNN's Mallika Kapur talks to British Airways CEO Willie Walsh about the airline's association with Kingfisher in India.
British Airways on Friday announced a pre-tax loss of 164 million pounds ($256.5 million) for the three months ending June 30.
Brussels competition officials have formally cleared the global tie-up between British Airways, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia as well as giving a green light to the merger between BA and Iberia, saying it would not significantly impede competition in Europe.
The European Union approved British Airways' merger with Spanish airline Iberia on Wednesday, clearing an important hurdle for the two companies.
A second five-day strike by British Airways cabin crew members was set to start Sunday after talks between the union and the airline failed, mediators said.
British Airways and the union representing its cabin crews will hold talks Friday morning ahead of two planned strikes in coming weeks, a spokeswoman for the group mediating the talks said.
British Airways cabin crews began a five-day strike Monday after talks with the airline over pay and working conditions failed over the weekend.
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh on the possibility a deal could be done to halt next week's planned walkout.
British Airways cabin crew are now on strike, Unite union spokeswoman Pauline Doyle told CNN, after BA and union officials failed to reach a deal Sunday.
British Airways on Friday announced a record annual pretax loss of $765 million, the biggest loss since the airline was privatized in 1987.
British Airways said Thursday it plans to fly more than 70 percent of its customers during the first of four planned strikes starting next week.
Aviation safety officials in Europe have defended the decision to close parts of the continent's airspace for six days in the face of claims by the airline industry that the shutdown was unnecessary.
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh tells CNN the airline has coped well during the strike.
British Airways was able to get three out of four planes to their destination this weekend despite the ongoing strike by cabin crew, the airline's CEO, Willie Walsh, said Sunday.
British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh says he "deeply regrets" the inconvenience any strike will cause.
The head of the union which has called a strike of British Airways cabin crew said Sunday he was appealing to the airline's board of directors to reopen talks to prevent further stoppages as the industrial action entered its second day.
British Airways was operating roughly half its flights Saturday despite a planned three-day strike by cabin crew that started at midnight Friday.
Travel editor Simon Calder tells CNN's Richard Quest how British Airways will operate during a strike.
British Airways is offering to let customers rebook flights at no charge if they are affected by a cabin crew strike announced this week, but the airline is not offering refunds unless flights are actually scrapped, it said Tuesday.
British Airways passengers face the prospect of holiday season chaos after cabin crew voted to strike for almost two weeks over Christmas and New Year in protest over cost-cutting measures introduced by the airline.
British Airways CEO discusses the merger with Iberia, including BA's deficit, merging personnel and lessons learned.
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.
British Airways reported a record pre-tax loss Friday of more than $485 million, another setback for the airline as it faces the threat of strikes over the Christmas period.
British Airways CEO, Willie Walsh talks about the airline's performance during the most difficult period in airline history.
The global aviation industry has agreed to cut its net carbon emissions to half 2005 levels by 2050 under a plan to be set out on Tuesday by British Airways chief, Willie Walsh.
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.
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.
Virgin Atlantic reported a sharp rise in profits Tuesday, bucking the trend seen by other airlines.
Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway tells CNN's Andrew Stevens how the airline managed to make an annual profit.
BA CEO Willie Walsh tells CNN's Richard Quest he sees no sign of recovery in the airline industry as the carrier posts annual loss.
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.
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.
Environmental campaigners say they have dealt a blow to the proposed expansion of London's Heathrow Airport by buying up land earmarked for the construction of a controversial third runway.
CNN's Jim Boulden talks with British Airways CEO Willie Walsh about the latest profit results.
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British Airways PLC, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia SA said Thursday they have signed a revenue-sharing deal that -- if approved by regulators -- will see the trio set prices together and share seat capacity on trans-Atlantic flights
BA-Iberia talks
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European carriers British Airways and Iberia are in talks to merge. CNN's Jim Boulden reports.
British Airways PLC and Spain's Iberia SA said they are in talks over a potential all-share combination
CNN's Jim Boulden talks with British Airways CEO Willie Walsh about why he waived his rights to a bonus.
Journalist Robert Miller discusses whether or not British Airways' boss Willie Walsh should resign.
Travelers are enduring a third day of problems at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal Five, with British Airways again reporting flight cancellations -- just days after the state-of-the-art building opened for business.
British Airways officials say flight cancellations may extend into Saturday as delays and baggage problems continued to plague Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five.
What caused a Boeing 777, one of the world's most reliable jet planes, to drop from the skies over London Thursday and come within seconds of disaster?
The crew is praised after a British Airways plane lands hard at London's Heathrow airport with no fatalities.
Air crash investigators are trying to work out why a Boeing 777 landed short of the runway at London Heathrow airport, skidding on grass and ripping apart sections of the aircraft.
On the one side is business, the economy and growth. On the other is the environment, a village and thousands of local residents. Now that the British government has published consultation this week for a third runway and sixth terminal at London Heathrow Airport, the debate can begin.
The CEOs of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic join CNN to discuss the need for expansion at London's Heathrow Airport.
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh discusses the significance of British Airways biggest order in nine years.
Price-fixing penalties are latest in a series of woes for the carrier, which has already faced staff shortages and a major strike
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.
British Airways says it expects to run a "full flying program" from London on Tuesday after an eleventh-hour deal averted a planned two-day strike by cabin crew.
British police confirmed they had raided a series of Internet cafes in their investigation into an alleged plot to blow up as many as 10 trans-Atlantic aircraft.
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