British Airways

British Airways STRIKE: Cabin Workers Won't Work Holidays

AP | JANE WARDELL and JENNIFER QUINN | Posted 12.15.2009 | Business


LONDON — British Airways cabin crew will strike over Christmas, their union said Monday, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday travelers in...

British Airways: $40 Round-Trips To India Offered Accidentally

latimes.com | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business


How's this for a dream deal: Fly round trip between the U.S. and India for as little as $40, plus taxes, fees and surcharges. For about two hours last...

British Airways Asks Staff To Work For Free

Times London | Tow Bawden | Posted 07.17.2009 | Business


British Airways has asked its 40,000 staff to work without pay for up to a month as the ailing airline seeks to cut costs. ...

British Airways Removing First Class Cabins In New Planes

Guardian | Dan Milmo | Posted 06.22.2009 | Business


The airline, stung by a slump in premium bookings that helped push the company into its worst-ever loss of £401m, has removed first class accommodati...

British Airways Flight Crash-Lands In London

AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 03.16.2009 | World


LONDON — The nosewheel of a British Airways passenger jet collapsed with a loud bang as it landed Friday evening at London City Airport, sending...

British Airways-Qantas Merger Talks Underway

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business


LONDON — British Airways PLC and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. said Tuesday they are holding talks about a potential merger, sparking hopes of...

A Recycling Romance: How A U.K. Couple Funded Their Honeymoon By Rifling Through Rubbish

ABC News | Philip Victor | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green


They say the couple that recycles together romances together. Or at least that's what they'll be saying when they hear the story of John and Ann Till...

30 Airlines Will Fold Before Christmas

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business


Blake Fleetwood

The larger players Lufthansa, British, and American have access to the credit markets (and government help) and are using this opportunity to gobble up weaker, struggling competitors.

American, Iberia And British Airways Sign Revenue Sharing Deal

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 09.14.2008 | Business


LONDON — British Airways PLC, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia SA said Thursday they have signed a revenue-sharing deal that _ if approved b...

British Airways, Iberia May Combine: Transatlantic Deal With American Next?

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business


LONDON — British Airways PLC and Spain's Iberia SA said Tuesday they are in talks over a potential all-share combination. BA and Iberia, which ...

British Airways, Rolls Royce to Test Alternative Airline Fuels

ENN | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home


Starting next year, the Rolls-Royce Group and British Airways hope to test up to four airplane fuel alternatives to kerosene. The companies are askin...

Naomi Campbell: British Airways Used Racist Slur

AP | Posted 06.30.2008 | Entertainment


LONDON (AP) _ Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways pl...

British Airways' New Luxury Airline Gambles On Wealthy Travelers

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO, | Posted 06.27.2008 | Business


British Airways is betting that, even in a down economy, wealthy travelers are still willing to pay for luxury on a trans-Atlantic flight. The airlin...

British Airways' Profits More Than Double

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 05.24.2008 | Business


LONDON — British Airways said Friday it will pay a dividend for the first time in seven years after reporting its full-year profits more than do...

Naomi Campbell Out On Bail After Heathrow Spitting Spat

AP | Posted 04.12.2008 | Entertainment


LONDON — Naomi Campbell was released on bail Friday after a spat with a police officer at Heathrow Airport's troubled new Terminal 5, where one ...

British Airways Forced To Hire FedEx To Deliver Late Bags

Bloomberg | Tracy Alloway | Posted 04.09.2008 | Business


British Airways canceled 50 flights at London Heathrow airport's new Terminal 5 and brought in U.S. courier firm FedEx Corp. to help reunite passenger...

British Airways Faces Chaos, Cancellations As Heathrow's New Terminal Stumbles

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 04.05.2008 | Business


LONDON — Looks great, doesn't work very well. That was the verdict on Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 building early Friday, as embarrassed Br...

British Airways To Launch New Direct Carrier

AP | Adam Schreck | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


British Airways plans to launch a new airline in June that will offer direct service between New York and the European mainland, catering mainly to bu...

British Airways Places Biggest Order For Planes In 9 Years

AP | Jane Wardell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


British Airways PLC divided its largest aircraft order in nine years between rivals Airbus and Boeing Co. on Thursday as the airline prepares to incre...

British Airways Suspends Detroit-London Flight

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


British Airways said on Wednesday it would suspend its daily flight between Detroit and London's Heathrow Airport in March, citing the changing nature...