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Losses shrink but BA boss warns of higher air fares

06.05.11
Willie Walsh, boss of British Airways-owner International Airlines Group, warns passengers they face further fare rises as the industry suffers from high oil prices... more

British Airways bosses pick up pay rises in Iberia merger

27.10.10
British Airways bosses will land hefty pay rises on taking up their new posts once the airline merges with Spanish partner Iberia... more

BA 'will not back down' in cabin crew dispute

19.10.10
British Airways will not back down in the year-long cabin crew dispute and is ready to run a near-full service in the event of another strike, the airline's chief executive Willie Walsh said... more

BA's Willie Walsh to head London Chamber of Commerce

23.09.10
British Airways boss named as president of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry... more

BA plans major transatlantic push at London City Airport

06.09.10
British Airways is preparing to expand its transatlantic flight routes from London City airport as part of a host of big investments planned by boss Willie Walsh to capitalise on the airline's recovery from recession... more

City Spy: Real drama for Network Rail boss Iain Coucher

15.07.10
Ah, where would the arts be without the generous souls from the business world... more

Willie Walsh needs support, not British Airways' excess baggage

24.05.10
Is there a lonelier chief executive of a major corporation than Willie Walsh at British Airways?... more

BA prepares for strike tomorrow as boss attacks ‘out of control’ union

17.05.10
Hopes of a last-ditch deal to avert the first of a series of strikes by British Airways cabin crew plunged when the airline’s chief executive said he did not expect any progress to be made during peace talks... more

The depressing truth is that we must fund party campaigns

22.03.10
City Editor's Comment: The general election campaign is underway and already the political arguments are being lost in a welter of accusations and counter-accusations about the sources of each party’s campaign donations... more

British Airways cost-cutting bears fruit with a rare £25m profit

05.02.10
Willie Walsh’s remorseless war on costs at British Airways has started to come good with the airline’s first operating profit for more than a year... more

Union basher Walsh may end up in the ejector seat

15.12.09
It is a battle that Willie Walsh simply has to win. British Airways lost £401 million last year and will be even deeper in the red this year. There is no guarantee of a return to profit after that and to cap it all, there is a £3.7 billion pension black-hole to fill... more

BA strikes: Q&A

14.12.09
Why are British Airways cabin crew going on strike?... more

BA boss attacks 'incoherent' Tory airport policy

09.12.09
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh launches stinging attack on the Tories over their opposition to a third runway at Heathrow... more

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

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

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

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

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


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