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Airline deal stalls over competition concerns

28.10.09
The three-way alliance between British Airways, American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia is facing the kind of delay that passengers may find familiar ... more

BA is worst plunger on Footsie after Deutsche drops rating to hold

26.10.09
Shares in British Airways ran into a spot of turbulence this morning, plunging more than 2% which made it the biggest faller among blue chips ... more

BA three-way tie thrown in doubt by EU objections

02.10.09
Hopes for a three-way British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia joint venture were up in the air after European Commission officials said they believe the deal could be anti-competitive ... more

British Airways climbs steeply as Goldman Sachs says get aboard

17.09.09
Stand by for take off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to clients as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list... more

Only certainty is there's more turbulence ahead

17.07.09
These are the four key questions facing British Airways:... more

City Spy: Bailed-out RBS is flying with Yanks

22.06.09
Royal Bank of Scotland has said a big “thank you” to the British taxpayer with the bailed-out bank’s latest cost-cutting exercise: it has scrapped its deal with British Airways, and has now instructed staff to fly American Airlines... more

LATEST NEWS: Profit soars at Virgin Atlantic

26.05.09
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic posted a near-doubling of pre-tax profits to £68.4 million, up from £34.8 million the year before, just days after British Airways totted up losses of £401 million ... more

BA shares look ready for take-off now, says Merrill

10.02.09
Merrill Lynch has taken the bold step of calling the bottom of the market in shares of British Airways, which was flying high among blue-chips today with a rise of 9.5p at 148.8p... more

Families of terror victims warn pupils of extremism

10.02.09
The daughter of a woman killed in the 9/11 attacks and the partner of a victim of the 7 July bombings have warned children in London against the dangers of extremism... 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

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 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

Goldman and Morgan can only blame

19.09.08
The heads of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and the rest have been sternly condemning the evil short sellers in hedge funds for wreaking havoc on their share prices, spreading panic among counterparties and generally being beastly... more

EC probe is launched into BA's 3-way tie-up

29.08.08
European anti-monopoly authorities today launched a probe into British Airways' planned tie-up with American Airlines and Spanish carrier Iberia... more

Virgin sees profits soar after BA's chaos at T5

26.08.08
Virgin Atlantic says its profits have rocketed as passengers switched from British Airways because of chaos at Terminal 5... more

Virgin Atlantic cashing in on flight from BA

22.08.08
Business is booming at Virgin Atlantic as passengers desert British Airways in the wake of the chaotic launch of Terminal 5 at Heathrow... more

'150 die' in holiday jet crash

20.08.08
Up to 150 people are feared dead after a plane burst into flames during takeoff near Madrid... more

3,000 bags grounded by Heathrow chaos

15.08.08
Heathrow officials are trying to reunite about 3,000 bags with their owners after a computer glitch caused travel chaos... more

BA seals its tie-up with American and Iberia

14.08.08
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has signed his controversial tie-up with American Airlines and declared he was convinced monopoly regulators would give it the green light... more

Branson warns on BA-AA link

11.08.08
Virgin boss says a proposed alliance between British Airways and American Airlines would send fares sky high ... more

How the credit crunch saved Sarah from herself

31.07.08
As Sarah Skelding's situation demonstrates, the problem of the housing crisis is not the difficulty in getting mortgage finance, but the fact that houses are grossly over-priced... more

Does London need a bigger Heathrow?

23.05.08
Ruth Kelly has come under fire over the expansion of Heathrow and been accused of "extreme moral cowardice" over the controversial plans... more

Supply fear drives the crude price above $135

22.05.08
An extraordinary $5-a-barrel spike in the price of oil has sent crude to all-time highs... more

Airlines reopen talks on a tie-up

15.05.08
Talks between United Airlines and Continental on an alliance that was ruled out just a month ago appear to be back on... more

Continental-UA tie-up grounded

28.04.08
Continental Airlines has aborted its merger with United Airlines, and could instead seek to join an alliance with British Airways.... more

Airlines in crisis as fuel costs soar

18.04.08
The days of such luxurious air travel - at least at the back of the cabin - are long in the past... more

Suicide eight tried to blast jets from sky

03.04.08
A British terror gang plotted to use liquid explosives to blow up transatlantic passenger jets in mid-flight, a court heard... more

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