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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

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

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

BA faces Christmas strike as talks fail

20.10.09
Threat of major disruption at British Airways in the run-up to Christmas increased after crisis talks with unions broke down... more

Tories can't return to Eighties dogma

09.10.09
Suddenly, it’s starting to feel like old times. Royal Mail workers have voted to strike; British Airways cabin crew may follow... more

BA sends out a warning on Heathrow’s third runway

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, the company said ... more

British Airways' City jet stranded on day two

30.09.09
'Curse of BA' struck its latest big launch when the plane operating its new business-only service from London City Airport broke down... more

BA leads airlines pledge to halve emissions

22.09.09
Airline industry pledges to cut emissions by half - a move that is certain to drive up fares... 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

Hard-up BA grounds 22 jets after record losses

31.07.09
British Airways has been forced to ground 22 of its biggest planes and slash seven routes as it slumped to its first peak-season loss, dropping £148 million into the red... more

British Airways boss Willie Walsh under fire

31.07.09
Beleaguered British Airways boss Willie Walsh faced increasing pressure from the City as he told investors that it was impossible to forecast revenues for the rest of the year ... more

Only certainty is there's more turbulence ahead

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

City Spy: RSPCA on alert as the fur flies at BA

15.07.09
British Airways trade unions’ eye-catching demonstration of live lemmings at the annual meeting almost didn’t happen... ... more

Crisis-hit BA is set to slash business class

14.07.09
Crisis-stricken British Airways is to drastically cut back on business-class seats, and could scrap them on some flights... more

British Airways workers use lemings in cost-cutting protest

14.07.09
British Airways workers will use live lemmings to protest at the firm's cost-cutting plans outside what promises to be a stormy annual meeting... more

7,000 British Airways staff accept pay cut

25.06.09
Almost 7,000 British Airways staff have applied for voluntary pay cuts, including 800 who said they will work unpaid for up to a month... more

BA staff decision day on working for nothing

24.06.09
British Airways will find out how many of its staff will follow chief executive Willie Walsh and volunteer to work for nothing next month... more

BA's American tie-up 'crucial' as industry faces £6bn loss

08.06.09
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh said the case for a tie-up between the UK flag carrier and American Airlines is "stronger than ever"... more

BA dives into red but Walsh says job’s safe

22.05.09
The chief executive of British Airways admitted his gamble to focus on high fare-paying first and business class passengers has spectacularly backfired into a worse-than-expected £401 million loss... more

BA crashes £401m into red in ‘worst performance ever’

22.05.09
British Airways has plunged £401 million into the red, its worst performance on record. The airline’s crash comes despite 20,000 job cuts in recent years and 2,500 in the last 12 months... more

Brace for two years of losses and don't expect bail-out, BA boss warns

03.03.09
The boss of British Airways has issued a grim warning to staff not to expect a government rescue amid growing fears about the scale of its losses... more

BA suffers worst winter as City flyers go economy

06.02.09
Aviation: British Airways is having its worst-ever winter, losing up to £3million a day - nearly £20million a week - as passengers refuse to pay its high fares to fly first or business class... more

BA's Walsh is under fire as he stacks up merger moves

04.12.08
British Airways boss Willie Walsh is under growing pressure as it emerged that his brinkmanship in trying to pull off three mergers at once could backfire, leaving the flag carrier partnerless and isolated... more

Airline boss comes out fighting in the battle for third runway

19.11.08
Interview: BA’sWillie Walsh is set on bringing Heathrow’s capacity problems in for a smooth landing... more

'Build third runway or UK will suffer for a generation'

19.11.08
Failure to approve the third runway at Heathrow would result in the British economy suffering 30 years of gloom, British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh said... more

Crash landing for BA as profits plunge by 90%

07.11.08
British Airways profits have crashed by more than 90 per cent in "one of the bleakest" years in its history... more

BA hoisting fares 10% despite steep plunge in profits

07.11.08
A 10% increase in fares at British Airways sent shares in the flag carrier flying to the top of the FTSE 100 leader board... more

BA chief condemns Tory 'confusion' on Heathrow

01.10.08
The Tory plan to refuse a third runway at Heathrow "beggars belief ", British Airways chief Willie Walsh says... 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

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