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Qataris are billed £100m for Candys

18.11.09
The already high stakes in the battle between the former partners in the £3 billion redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks site are set to get even higher ... 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

New crisis at ITV as Bishop turns down the top job

12.10.09
ITV was thrown into turmoil once again as Sir Michael Bishop became the second candidate to rule himself out as its new chairman, and chief operating officer John Cresswell said he will quit in the near future... more

ITV must move fast to make Bishop its mate

09.10.09
After Sir Crispin Davis saw sense (or was made to) and withdrew his candidature for ITV chairman, there should be no excuse for the beleaguered broadcaster’s board to push on and appoint Sir Michael Bishop... more

BA to axe short-haul flights if third runway is blocked

30.09.09
British Airways will be forced to scrap 'significant' numbers of domestic and European flights out of London if no third runway is built at Heathrow... more

Burberry back in Footsie with Rentokil and Segro

07.09.09
A couple of familiar names are set this week to make a welcome return to the list of blue chip companies that make-up the Footsie 100 Index ... more

Qantas beats rivals to report £91m profits

19.08.09
Australian flag carrier Qantas lost A$107 million in the second half of its financial year to June and scrapped its dividend as passenger numbers tumbled ... more

First pictures of Heathrow’s £1bn hub

10.08.09
First images of the planned new £1 billion Terminal 2 at Heathrow... more

BA shares take flight after historic loss

31.07.09
Shares in British Airways jumped more than 5% as the City decided the very worst could be over for the airline... more

£223 million for Bishop as Lufthansa lands bmi at last

22.06.09
Lufthansa and Sir Michael Bishop, chief executive of bmi, have settled a long-running multi-million-pound legal dispute, meaning the German flag carrier will finally take over Britain's number three airline... more

Ryanair triumphant as it eyes profits of 'up to £260m'

02.06.09
Ryanair declared itself the undisputed champion of the European airline industry today, saying it will deliver profits of up to £260 million this year while the likes of British Airways will lose hundreds of millions of pounds... more

Virgin Atlantic doubles profit but sounds turbulence alert

26.05.09
Virgin Atlantic doubled its profits last year but chief executive Steve Ridgway warned that it would be unlikely to perform anywhere near as well in the current year ... more

Record bmi loss puts a drag on new owner

12.03.09
Heathrow's second-largest airline, British Midland group bmi, has crashed to its worst-ever losses in the year it sold out to the Germans... more

Lufthansa linked to two more airlines

05.01.09
Aviation: The takeover of much of the European airline industry by the continent’s biggest carrier seemed to move ahead as separate reports linked German giant Lufthansa with bids for SAS of Scandinavia and Italy’s Alitalia... more

Airlines slash fares to lowest levels since 1980s

23.12.08
A price war broke out as major airlines slashed fares to their lowest levels since the Eighties... more

Now British Airways is in merger talks with Qantas

02.12.08
British Airways today announced audacious plans to merge with Qantas, the Australian airline.... more

BA in a bid to merge with Qantas as air crisis grows

02.12.08
Aviation: British Airways reveals audacious plans for a merger with the Australian airline Qantas... more

Ryanair gets new Aer Lingus bid off ground

01.12.08
Aviation: Plans for a pan-European Irish airline to take on British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France were unveiled as Ryanair relaunched its takeover bid for Aer Lingus... more

Mumbai siege gunmen are from Britain

28.11.08
At least two British-born Pakistanis are among the Mumbai terrorists, it was revealed... more

Lufthansa's menu to poach BA fliers

19.11.08
German airline Lufthansa is serving British dishes such as fish and chips and beef wellington to passengers in a bid to lure away corporate clients from BA... more

BMI snapped up by Lufthansa in £600m takeover

29.10.08
BMI, Britain's third largest airline, has been sold to German flag carrier Lufthansa in a deal valuing it at just over £600 million... more

Alitalia in a final push for its rescue

29.09.08
Aviation: Italian national carrier Alitalia has set to work to persuade the two remaining hold-out unions to agree to a government-brokered rescue plan... more

A long night at the terminal

26.09.08
Air passengers were forced to sleep overnight in terminal buildings after a computer breakdown at the main air traffic control centre grounded nearly 100 flights... more

Travel trio ponder a merger of airlines

28.08.08
Three of Europe’s biggest travel firms, including Britain’s Thomas Cook and TUI, are considering merging their low-cost airlines in Germany... more

Lufthansa staff back strike call

25.07.08
Cabin crews and ground staff at Lufthansa have voted for strike action starting on Sunday 27th which will bring chaos for thousands of visiting businessmen... more

Airline to bill Heathrow over Terminal 1 hold-up

09.07.08
Bosses at BAA are facing a new multi-million-pound bill in the latest fiasco to hit Heathrow... more

Lufthansa spied in hunt for mole

10.06.08
Airline is the latest German company to admit spying on journalists in a bid to trap company moles... more

British Midland is valued at £800m amid takeover buzz

23.05.08
A price tag of £800m was hung on the British Midland airline group amid rising speculation that Heathrow's second-largest airline will fall prey to a takeover or merger... more

BA's European rivals cash in after T5 fiasco

19.05.08
Thousands of business class travellers shunned British Airways and Heathrow following the Terminal 5 fiasco, figures obtained by the Evening Standard show... more

A big question for British Land

19.05.08
It is hard to be optimistic about commercial property, given what is happening to the economy... more

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