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British Airways union backs new strikeupdated: Fri Jan 21 2011 12:30:00

British Airways cabin crew members voted overwhelmingly Friday to go on strike -- again.

Bribes cause air cargo security riskupdated: Tue Nov 09 2010 20:16:00

CNN's Allan Chernoff reports on yet another worry for air security experts.

Air-cargo carriers fined for price-fixingupdated: Tue Nov 09 2010 20:16:00

The European Commission Tuesday fined 11 air-cargo carriers for price-fixing, a statement from the commission said.

British Airways CEO: Business is betterupdated: Fri Oct 29 2010 20:54:00

CNN's Richard Quest asks British Airways' CEO about the airline's first half profit and view on the economic recovery.

British Airways' India partnershipupdated: Mon Sep 06 2010 05:14:00

CNN's Mallika Kapur talks to British Airways CEO Willie Walsh about the airline's association with Kingfisher in India.

Second British Airways strike beginsupdated: Sun May 30 2010 06:31:00

A second five-day strike by British Airways cabin crew members started Sunday after talks between the union and the airline failed.

BA faces another strikeupdated: Wed May 26 2010 04:41:00

CNN's Jim Boulden reports that BA faces 20 more days of strikes in a tough year for the legacy carrier.

BA CEO on record lossupdated: Sun May 23 2010 22:04:00

British Airways CEO Willie Walsh on the possibility a deal could be done to halt next week's planned walkout.

BA cabin crews confirm strike datesupdated: Thu May 20 2010 11:51:00

British Airways cabin crews plan to go on strike for five days beginning Monday if a dispute with management is not settled, the union said.

Union to appeal BA strike rulingupdated: Tue May 18 2010 07:57:00

The union representing British Airways cabin crew planned Tuesday to appeal a ruling that prevents them from going on strike.

British Airways strike blockedupdated: Tue May 18 2010 07:57:00

CNN's Jim Boulden reports on a judge's order preventing British Airways flight crews from going on strike.

Court blocks British Airways strikeupdated: Mon May 17 2010 14:14:00

A British Airways employee strike planned for midnight Monday (7 p.m. ET) cannot proceed, a judge has ruled.

Bomb threat to planeupdated: Sun May 16 2010 20:44:00

Two Canadian fighter jets are scrambled after a bomb threat to a Cathay Pacific flight is reported.

First flight in five days lands in Londonupdated: Tue Apr 20 2010 20:07:00

A British Airways flight from Vancouver, British Columbia, landed at London's Heathrow airport late Tuesday, the first commercial airliner to do so in five days after ash from a volcano in Iceland disrupted air travel across Europe.

Efforts to avert a BA strikeupdated: Mon Mar 29 2010 03:36:00

British Airways has many plans in place to minimize a strike, as CNN's Jim Boulden reports.

BA chief hails serviceupdated: Mon Mar 29 2010 03:30:00

British Airways CEO Willie Walsh tells CNN the airline has coped well during the strike.

BA cabin crew to launch second wave of strikesupdated: Sun Mar 28 2010 15:43:00

British Airways cabin crews were set to start a second wave of strikes at midnight Friday over the airline's planned changes to pay and working conditions.

Union: BA won't negotiateupdated: Sun Mar 28 2010 15:43:00

The joint general secretary of the Unite union alleges that British Airways does not want to negotiate.

British Airways flight plansupdated: Sat Mar 27 2010 09:06:00

CNN's Atika Shubert has the latest on the British Airways strike and how the airline plans to keep planes flying.

Alleged bomber meticulousupdated: Fri Mar 26 2010 15:34:00

A hearing in London sheds more light on the alleged terror plans of a former BA employee. CNN's Paula Newton reports.

BA 'disappointed' with unionupdated: Wed Mar 24 2010 09:37:00

British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh says he "deeply regrets" the inconvenience any strike will cause.

British Airways will flyupdated: Sat Mar 20 2010 22:07:00

Travel editor Simon Calder tells CNN's Richard Quest how British Airways will operate during a strike.

Airline seeks help from flyersupdated: Thu Mar 18 2010 09:36:00

British Airways reaches out to its most influential clients for help in a labor dispute. CNN's Richard Quest reports.

History of Cabin Crewupdated: Wed Mar 17 2010 12:35:00

CNN's Ayesha Durgahee examines how the role of cabin crew has changed.

BA strike: What to do?updated: Mon Mar 15 2010 04:11:00

Tips for passengers on how to deal with the potential British Airways strike. ITN's Ben King reports.

British Airways employee faces terrorism chargesupdated: Thu Mar 11 2010 15:47:00

A British Airways employee accused of funding terrorism and planning suicide bombings -- including his own -- appeared in court Thursday.

Spain braces for pension brawlupdated: Tue Feb 23 2010 15:00:00

The Spanish government proposes raising the retirement age to 67 to save the pension plan. CNN's Al Goodman reports.

BA threatening holidays?updated: Thu Dec 17 2009 15:54:00

The potential strike at British Airways is threatening families' travel plans this holiday season.

Advice for travelers affected by BA strikeupdated: Wed Dec 16 2009 22:03:00

British Airways announced Tuesday it is seeking an injunction to prevent a strike by cabin crew from going ahead over the busy holiday period.

BA's global impactupdated: Wed Dec 16 2009 16:50:00

CNN's Richard Quest explains what will happen if British Airways workers go on strike.

BA asks staff to work for freeupdated: Sun Aug 02 2009 10:03:00

British Airways is asking it's 40,000 person staff to work for free for a month. ITN's Sally Biddulph reports.

Smoke prompts evacuation of British Airways jetupdated: Sat Jul 11 2009 03:34:00

Officials said a British Airways jet had to be evacuated Friday at a Phoenix, Arizona, airport after smoke was reported in the cabin.

CNNMoney: British Air: Some agree to work for freeupdated: Thu Jun 25 2009 14:01:00

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 asks staff to work unpaid for up to a monthupdated: Wed Jun 17 2009 09:37:00

British Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.

CNNMoney: British Airways asks staff to work for freeupdated: Tue Jun 16 2009 15:17:00

British Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.

Downgraded without a refundupdated: Fri Feb 27 2009 10:24:00

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?

Big losses for British Airwaysupdated: Fri Nov 07 2008 07:15:00

CNN's Jim Boulden talks with British Airways CEO Willie Walsh about the latest profit results.

Help! A leg of my flight is missingupdated: Thu Jun 26 2008 10:06:00

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?

British Airways: Heathrow chaos not our 'finest hour' updated: Fri Mar 28 2008 22:05:00

British Airways officials say flight cancellations may extend into Saturday as delays and baggage problems continued to plague Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five.

Troubleshooter: One year later, where's my refund?updated: Tue Mar 25 2008 15:27:00

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?

Crash passenger: We just droppedupdated: Thu Jan 17 2008 14:49:00

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.

British Airways 'ghost flights'updated: Mon Nov 19 2007 19:26:00

CNN's Emily Chang reports on the controversy surrounding British Airways flying empty planes across the Atlantic Ocean.

Time.com: British Airways: No to Surfersupdated: Tue Nov 06 2007 09:00:00

The self-proclaimed 'World's favorite airline' has upset the surfing community by banning surfboards from its aircraft

Travel Stealsupdated: Wed Sep 26 2007 21:39:00

Budget Travel Magazine's David LaHuta has the details on some serious deals for travel around the world.

CNNMoney: British Airways goes on $8B shopping spreeupdated: Wed Sep 26 2007 21:39:00

British Airways made its largest aircraft purchase in nearly a decade, dividing the order between rivals Boeing and Airbus, the carrier said Thursday.

CNNMoney: British Air, Korean Air fined $300M in U.S.updated: Thu Aug 23 2007 01:35:00

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.

Quest on British Airways fineupdated: Mon Aug 06 2007 06:57:00

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.

BA slapped with fineupdated: Fri Aug 03 2007 04:32:00

BA slapped with fine

CNNMoney: British Airways to be fined for price fixingupdated: Tue Jul 31 2007 22:34:00

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.

Money Magazine: Airlines pile on the feesupdated: Mon Apr 30 2007 13:44:00

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.

Spy death radiation alert widensupdated: Thu Nov 30 2006 09:42:00

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.

BA upgrades Club Worldupdated: Mon Nov 13 2006 10:43:00

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.

Fortune: British Airways plc ranks No. 442 on FORTUNE's list of the World's Largest Companiesupdated: Wed Oct 04 2006 12:31:00

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.

CNNMoney: British Airways hit by price-fixing probeupdated: Thu Jun 22 2006 13:12:00

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.

BA no-frills move cuts business seatsupdated: Tue Jan 10 2006 10:31:00

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.

BA chief discusses flying, climateupdated: Wed Sep 14 2005 06:55:00

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.

Forget flight food, bring your ownupdated: Tue Aug 23 2005 09:16:00

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.

BA: Flights returning to normalupdated: Mon Aug 15 2005 03:30:00

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.

BA's strife-hit summersupdated: Fri Aug 12 2005 04:53:00

British Airways is one of the world's largest, busiest and most profitable airlines.

Blast hits BA, BP offices in Iranupdated: Tue Aug 02 2005 02:59:00

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.

The sky-high comfort race updated: Wed Mar 23 2005 05:49:00

In a bid to retain and attract business travelers, many airlines are refining their services including beds, bars and business centers.

CNNMoney: British Air to refocus on customers?updated: Wed Mar 02 2005 06:47:00

After five years of retrenchment and crisis management, British Airways PLC (BAB) is again concentrating on wooing passengers, Wednesday's Wall Street Journal reported.

Triple points for frequent travelersupdated: Mon Jan 24 2005 06:42:00

Airlines have always seen bonus air miles as an incentive for frequent flyers. Now, carriers are making the offer even more enticing.

'No fly' passenger on BA flight updated: Wed Jan 12 2005 16:23:00

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.

Airlines add fuel surchargesupdated: Tue May 11 2004 07:41:00

British Airways has joined other airlines in imposing a fuel surcharge to ticket prices because of surging oil prices.

International flights getting back on trackupdated: Sat Jan 03 2004 11:43:00

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.

British Airways cancels flight from London to D.C.updated: Thu Jan 01 2004 10:42:00

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.

Fortune: FLYING HIGH, GOING GLOBAL BRITISH AIRWAYS IS REPAINTING PLANES AND TRYING TO JAZZ UP ITS IMAGE TO BECOME A TRUE GLOBAL COMPETITOupdated: Mon Jul 07 1997 00:01:00

Airline officials are accustomed to complaints about the hideous food they serve aloft. So it came as something of a surprise recently when Japanese passengers told British Airways executives that ...

Fortune: MY AIRPORT, MY PALACE VIRGIN ATLANTIC AND BRITISH AIRWAYS ARE BATTLING FOR YOUR BUSINESS. THEIR WEAPONS: EXPENSIVE--ALMOST SINFUupdated: Mon Jul 22 1996 00:01:00

Dreamlike strains of New Age music fill the air as Allison, a shapely twentysomething, ushers me into the softly lit, mirrored chamber. Aromas of camphor and lavender waft forward. The painted ceil...

Fortune: WHAT FREQUENT FLIERS KNOW They don't check luggage, of course, and they choose mind control over sleeping pills. They also have updated: Mon Jul 13 1992 00:01:00

ROBERT C. BOWEN, senior vice president of National Computer Systems, has spent as much as 70% of his work year in flight or zipping through airports. Don J. Gunther, an executive vice president for...

Fortune: REVOLUTION IN THE AIR Deregulation is shaking up international airlines' tidy world. Even Europeans now have to compete.updated: Mon Jan 01 1990 00:01:00

THE ADJOINING TABLE shows the world's 50 biggest passenger airline companies, measured by 1988 revenues. Beneath the numbers lies a new reality: Swift changes are sweeping over -- and shaking up --...

Fortune: SCHASTLIVO (HAVE A NICE DAY)updated: Mon Apr 24 1989 00:01:00

Talk about perestroika! As Russians trudge ever deeper into capitalism's strange terrain, who should appear but Western management consultants to serve as their guides. The Soviet government is joi...

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