Tag: British Airways

• Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 08:43 UTC

  British Airways owners buy 100% of Air Europa

  

  International Airlines Group (IAG), the group owning Iberia and British Airways, has reached a deal with Globalia to buy Air Europa for €400 million to be disbursed over the next five years and thus fully owns the Spanish carrier of which it had already acquired 20% for €100 million last year.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:56 UTC

  British Airways, “fighting for survival” replaces CEO

  

  British Airways CEO Alex Cruz has been replaced after four-and-a-half years on the job as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:09 UTC

  British Airways will retire its entire Jumbo jet fleet of Boeing 747

  

  British Airways, the world's largest operator of Boeing's 747, said it would retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect due to the downturn in the travel industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:01 UTC

  British Airways labeled “a national disgrace” by UK lawmakers

  

  British Airways (BA) was labeled a “national disgrace” by lawmakers for its treatment of employees on Saturday, adding to pressure on the airline as it juggles job cuts and new quarantine rules.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 06:33 UTC

  UK considering measures to salvage ruined airline industry

  

  The British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly considering a rescue plan for British Airways (BA) and other airlines which are failing to cope with the coronavirus contingency measures that are keeping their entire fleets grounded.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  IAG, Iberia and British Airways parent company takes over Air Europa for €1bn

  

  IAG, the parent company of Iberia and British Airways, has agreed to buy Spanish airline Air Europa for €1bn in a move it says will strengthen Madrid’s position as a European hub. It will be the airline group’s third Spanish brand, behind the flag-carrier and low-cost Vueling.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  British Airways cancels most flights as pilots began a 48hour strike

  

  British Airways (BA) said on Monday it has cancelled almost all flights as pilots began a 48-hour strike. The UK flag carrier and its 4,300 pilots have been locked in a nine-month pay dispute that could disrupt or alter the travel plans of nearly 300,000 people.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  Huge boost for Boeing: IAG (British Airways) orders 200 737 Max, US$ 24bn deal

  

  US aircraft giant Boeing got a welcome vote of confidence in its beleaguered 737 MAX plane on Tuesday when International Airlines Group (IAG), owner of British Airways, said it wanted to buy 200 of the planes.

• Friday, March 29th 2019 - 09:11 UTC

  UK airlines face legal action from air staff for exposure to “aerotoxic syndrome”

  

  One of the UK's largest airlines are facing legal action which claims pilots and cabin crew are regularly exposed to toxic fumes during flights. The Unite union said legal notice has been served in 51 cases, the majority of which are against British Airways.

• Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 06:13 UTC

  British Airways flight to Dusseldorf lands in Edinburgh: paperwork error?

  

  British Airways passengers were mistakenly flown to Edinburgh rather than Dusseldorf due to a paperwork error. The pilot of Flight BA3271 took off from London shortly after 7.30am on Monday and followed instructions to fly to the Scottish capital instead of the German city. The destinations are more than 800km apart.