http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/British_Airways_plcFind stories, videos, and photos about British Airways plc from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:08:29 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/British_Airways_plc14433Find stories, videos, and photos about British Airways plc from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/11/arizona.plane.evacuation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/11/arizona.plane.evacuation/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials said a British Airways jet had to be evacuated Friday at a Phoenix, Arizona, airport after smoke was reported in the cabin.Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/news/international/british_airways/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/news/international/british_airways/index.htmMore 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.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/16/british.airways.work.free/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/16/british.airways.work.free/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/international/british_airways_work_free/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/international/british_airways_work_free/index.htmBritish Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/27/downgrade.refund/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/27/downgrade.refund/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen 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?Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/15/airport.vip.lounges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/15/airport.vip.lounges/index.html#cnnSTCTextPancake, the much loved blue bear, seemed right at home among the oh-so-serious laptop-toting business people. So did his 4-year-old owner, Colin Blodgett.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/10/no.tickets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/10/no.tickets/index.html#cnnSTCTextSusan 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?Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/06/26/missing.flight.leg/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/06/26/missing.flight.leg/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen 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?Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1816977,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1816977,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsModel 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 airlineSat, 21 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/28/heathrow.t5/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/28/heathrow.t5/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Airways officials say flight cancellations may extend into Saturday as delays and baggage problems continued to plague Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five.Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/03/25/refund/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/03/25/refund/index.html#cnnSTCTextCameron 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?Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/17/heathrow.witnesses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/17/heathrow.witnesses/index.html#cnnSTCTextPassengers 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.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:49:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1680994,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1680994,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe self-proclaimed 'World's favorite airline' has upset the surfing community by banning surfboards from its aircraftTue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/news/international/bc.apfn.britain.britisha.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/news/international/bc.apfn.britain.britisha.ap/index.htmBritish Airways made its largest aircraft purchase in nearly a decade, dividing the order between rivals Boeing and Airbus, the carrier said Thursday.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/news/international/britishair_court.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/news/international/britishair_court.reut/index.htmBritish 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.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/business.travel/08/06/quest.blog.bafine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/business.travel/08/06/quest.blog.bafine/index.html#cnnSTCTextI 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.Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/airline_price_probe.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/airline_price_probe.reut/index.htmBritish 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.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/international/britishairways_pricefixing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/international/britishairways_pricefixing/index.htmThe 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.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/pf/airline_fees.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/pf/airline_fees.moneymag/index.htmTravel 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.Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/20/story.veil.ban/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/20/story.veil.ban/index.htmlSchool uniform guidelines which effectively ban students from wearing a full veil, have angered British Muslim groups.Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/05/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/05/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmWall 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.Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/11/bt.eos/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/11/bt.eos/index.htmlBudget 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.Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/30/uk.spywrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/30/uk.spywrap/index.htmlThe 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.Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/13/ba.clubworld/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/13/ba.clubworld/index.htmlBritish 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.Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/04/news/companies/british_airways.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/04/news/companies/british_airways.fortune/index.htmBritish 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.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/22/news/international/british_airways/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/22/news/international/british_airways/index.htmBritish 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.Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/22/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/22/markets/stockswatch/index.htmInvestors will face a mixed open Thursday following a big rally in stocks overseas.Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/01/10/budget.ba/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/01/10/budget.ba/index.htmlIn 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.Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/12/13/airline.chair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/12/13/airline.chair/index.htmlIn-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.Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/09/14/ba.environment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/09/14/ba.environment/index.htmlEvery 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.Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/23/in.flight.food/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/23/in.flight.food/index.htmlFew 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.Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/17/eu.air.compensation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/17/eu.air.compensation/index.htmlLike tens of thousands of others, the Laurent family were en route to Hong Kong last week and found themselves stranded in the British capital.Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/15/ba.strike/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/15/ba.strike/index.htmlBritish 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.Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/12/ba.strike.history/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/12/ba.strike.history/index.htmlBritish Airways is one of the world's largest, busiest and most profitable airlines.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/02/iran.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/02/iran.blast/index.htmlAn 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.Tue, 02 Aug 2005 06:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/03/23/bt.airlines.comfort.race/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/03/23/bt.airlines.comfort.race/index.htmlIn a bid to retain and attract business travelers, many airlines are refining their services including beds, bars and business centers.Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/03/21/8254830/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/03/21/8254830/index.htmWarren Buffett, 74 Mon, 21 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/02/news/international/british_airways.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/02/news/international/british_airways.dj/index.htmAfter five years of retrenchment and crisis management, British Airways PLC (BAB) is again concentrating on wooing passengers, Wednesday's Wall Street Journal reported.Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/24/bt.triple.air.miles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/24/bt.triple.air.miles/index.htmlAirlines have always seen bonus air miles as an incentive for frequent flyers. Now, carriers are making the offer even more enticing.Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/12/plane.turnback/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/12/plane.turnback/index.htmlA 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.Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/20/uk.ba.strike.averted/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/20/uk.ba.strike.averted/index.htmlEurope's second-largest carrier British Airways has averted a potentially chaotic strike next weekend after reaching a pay deal with unions.Sat, 21 Aug 2004 02:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/12/bt.air.ticket.prices/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/12/bt.air.ticket.prices/index.htmlWith oil prices at a 13-year high above $40 a barrel, a number of airlines have already increased ticket prices.Wed, 12 May 2004 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/11/airlines.ba/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/11/airlines.ba/index.htmlBritish Airways has joined other airlines in imposing a fuel surcharge to ticket prices because of surging oil prices.Tue, 11 May 2004 11:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/12/flights.canceled/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/12/flights.canceled/index.htmlBritish Airways says it has canceled two upcoming flights -- one to Washington and one to Saudi Arabia -- because of a security threat.Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/01/flights.canceled/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/01/flights.canceled/index.htmlThe specter of a biological attack was raised Sunday as a possible reason that a handful of transatlantic and domestic flights were canceled this weekend.Sun, 01 Feb 2004 18:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/31/ba.canceled/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/31/ba.canceled/index.htmlContinental 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.Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/05/flight.cancel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/05/flight.cancel/index.htmlA 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.Mon, 05 Jan 2004 19:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/03/terror/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/03/terror/index.htmlFlight 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.Sat, 03 Jan 2004 16:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/02/terror.threat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/02/terror.threat/index.htmlAmid 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.Fri, 02 Jan 2004 11:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/01/plane.screened/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/01/plane.screened/index.htmlA 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.Thu, 01 Jan 2004 15:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228634/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228634/index.htmAirline 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 ...Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/03/222726/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/03/222726/index.htmAfter months of transcontinental bickering among American, British, and European trade officials, the proposed alliance between British Airways and American Airlines looks all but dead. In Washingt...Mon, 03 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/07/22/214725/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/07/22/214725/index.htmDreamlike 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...Mon, 22 Jul 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77076/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77076/index.htmEUROPE'S AIRLINES are going to war, albeit reluctantly. They are cutting quick deals with potential allies and whittling their forces to a lean, fearsome core. Says Frederick Reid, a Lufthansa seni...Mon, 02 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/13/76631/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/13/76631/index.htmROBERT 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...Mon, 13 Jul 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/05/01/87273/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/05/01/87273/index.htmTo discover this summer's best vacation options, we invited a half-dozen key industry execs to a freewheeling Q&A roundtable. The experts: Roger Ballou, president of American Express Travel Service...Fri, 01 May 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74459/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74459/index.htmTHE EUROPEAN Community's drive toward an open market by the end of 1992 is suddenly starting to bump hard against the very barriers that the EC is trying to tear down. As the deadline nears, powerf...Mon, 17 Dec 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/01/01/72930/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/01/01/72930/index.htmTHE 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 --...Mon, 01 Jan 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/24/71917/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/24/71917/index.htmTalk 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...Mon, 24 Apr 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/05/71345/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/05/71345/index.htmTHE BRITISH DELIGHT in heaping abuse on public institutions -- the House of Lords, the National Health Service -- that seem archaic or ineffectual. Under government ownership, British Airways slid ...Mon, 05 Dec 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/10/24/71159/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/10/24/71159/index.htmFRED JEROME survived a frequent flier's nightmare. Boarding a 9:30 Pan Am shuttle in New York one morning, he expected to arrive in Boston in plenty of time for a full afternoon of business meeting...Mon, 24 Oct 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70765/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70765/index.htmNow that U.S. airlines have massively consolidated, how do you like air travel? Well, for better or worse, brace for more as international carriers head down the same runway. Says Sanford Rederer, ...Mon, 04 Jul 1988 04:01:00 EDT