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British Airways plc is a UK based airline company that holds the title of largest airline in the United Kingdom due to the size of its fleet, as well as international flight destinations and frequencies. However, when measured by number of passengers carried, British Airways ranks 2nd after EasyJet. The two main hubs for British Airways are London Gatwick, and London Heathrow – the only airports in the UK out of which BA runs international flights. The BA fleet is made up of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, the most frequent of which is the Boeing 747-400.

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British Airways announces first ever summer loss

06.11.09
British Airways remained deep in the red after announcing a record pre-tax loss of £292 million for the six months to the end of September... more

BA’s battle with costs goes on as deficit spirals higher

06.11.09
Costs are falling and its aircraft are flying fuller, but British Airways said it has yet to turn a corner in the worst airline slump on record... more

‘Could have been worse’ City says to BA and RBS numbers

06.11.09
Investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... more

Staff and fuel costs are too high as passengers fly “Anyone But BA”

06.11.09
The ABBA effect and why British Airways is ailing ... more

City remains positive despite shockers from BA and RBS

06.11.09
Stock market investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... more

British Airways is tumbling despite hopes for Iberia deal

05.11.09
Is the board of British Airways about to buy a one-way ticket to Madrid? That was the story doing the rounds in the Square Mile this morning amid claims that the proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia could be completed by the second quarter of next year ... more

British Airways is tumbling despite Iberia deal hopes

05.11.09
Is the board of British Airways about to buy a one-way ticket to Madrid? That was the story doing the rounds in the Square Mile this morning amid claims that the proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia could be completed by the second quarter of next year ... more

Marks is learning no business has a divine right to survive

04.11.09
It's not quite Primark & Spencer yet but the message from Sir Stuart Rose could not be more clear... more

Christmas flight chaos looms in BA staff revolt

02.11.09
Threat of massive disruption to British Airways flights in the week before Christmas came a step closer as staff to push for strike ballot... more

Banks bruised by break-up moves

02.11.09
The banks faced another harrowing sell-off session following weekend moves by the Government to start hiving off bits and pieces of Lloyds Banking Group, Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland in order to appease the EU regulators ... more

Barclays turmoil as Odey sells

02.11.09
Barclays got caught up in the early turmoil which engulfed the banking sector today and saw its shares slump to a three-month low ... more

British Airways faces second walkout threat

28.10.09
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Now BA plans to axe 1,300 ground staff

13.10.09
British Airways is planning to axe up to 1,300 more jobs in addition to the 1,700 revealed last week... more

British Airways to slash 1,700 cabin crew jobs

06.10.09
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How airline is cutting services

25.09.09
Charging for seat selection is just the latest cost-cutting scheme from British Airways in a summer that has seen gradual changes to services... more

Hopes raise for BA and Union deal

08.09.09
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Union warns of BA cabin crew strike

04.09.09
British Airways cabin crew may launch a strike before Christmas, trade union bosses said today ... more

BA strike threat as crisis talks fail

24.07.09
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Bosses are called 'lemmings' in cliffhanger crisis

14.07.09
Trade union activists paraded two cages full of lemmings outside British Airways' shareholder meeting in protest at its swingeing demands on workers' pay and conditions... more

BA pilots agree pay cut to keep airline flying

13.07.09
British Airways pilots have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 2.6 per cent pay cut to save the struggling airline £26 million a year... more

British Airways execs in court over price fixing

13.07.09
Three former British Airways executives and the firm's sales and marketing director denied in court allegations of price fixing... more

BA staff vote for pay cut, not strikes

10.07.09
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Deadline for crucial BA talks

30.06.09
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Heathrow's T5 in baggage chaos

29.06.09
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City code for top chiefs 'needs revamp'

25.06.09
Leading companies are calling for yet another overhaul of the so-called Combined Code, which sets guidelines for good corporate governance such as the appointments of chairmen.... more

Pandemic fears wipe billions off travel shares

27.04.09
Billions of pounds were wiped off the value of travel companies around the world amid growing fears of a swine-flu pandemic... more

BA plummets £150m into the red

26.01.09
British Airways has admitted that it expects to lose £150million this year... more

Flights will cost £35 less as BA cuts fuel charge

17.12.08
British Airways will drop its fuel surcharge by as much as a third on long-haul flights, the airline announced... more

BA chief: It's time to charge for sports kit

25.09.08
British Airways could soon start charging passengers for extra luggage and meal upgrades in a bid to generate income in the global economic crisis... more

Comment: Lost luggage

10.07.08
As the holiday season approaches its peak, the airlines once again show their least attractive side to passengers by failing to reunite them with their luggage when they reach their destination... more

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  • Facts
  • As of July 2009, the current CEO of British Airways is Irish businessman Willie Walsh. He emailed many BA employees in 2009 asking them to work without pay for lengths of time between a week and a month in an attempt to cut costs. Walsh himself has said that he will work for a month (July 2009) without salary.
  • In March 2008, Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 was opened, after being built specifically for the use of British Airways
  • For BA international flights, there are four classes available, World Traveller (lowest), World Traveller Plus, Club World, and First (highest).
  • In 1976, BA along with Air France inaugurated the first Concorde – an passenger aircraft that could travel at supersonic speeds that was retired in 2003 due to safety concerns after a crash in 2000, and poor economic conditions
  • In 1993, Richard Branson (owner of Virgin Atlantic) took British Airways to court for libel, after BA allegedly tried to spread potentially discrediting rumours about Branson and his airline. BA ended up apologising for its ‘dirty tricks’ and paid Branson’s legal fees, as well as compensation to both Branson and Virgin Atlantic

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