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Are the clouds about to lift for beleaguered BA boss Willie Walsh?

16.09.09
Interview: After a bumpy recent ride, Willie Walsh reckons recovery is waiting in the wings — and his new London City-New York service will prove it... more

Silverjet failure won't be probed

06.11.08
Bust airline Silverjet was dealt a hammer blow when City investigators decided not to probe its downfall... more

Bernie’s girl Petra is in the F1 driving seat

06.11.08
Eagle-eyed observers who managed to take their eyes off the on-track action at Sunday’s nailbiting Brazilian Grand Prix may have noticed trackside hoardings for a company called Form - a company owned by Petra Ecclestone... 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

Chequered history of bust airline's boss

12.09.08
The boss behind the biggest collapse in the holiday industry declared himself bankrupt just three months ago... more

Down but not out, airline boss brought low by the herd instinct

03.09.08
Interview: Lawrence Hunt won’t blame the oil price and can’t prove his giant rivals set out to scupper Silverjet. With the right backing, he’d try the same challenge tomorrow... more

Thousands stranded as budget airline folds

29.08.08
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded and tens of thousands more left with worthless tickets after the collapse of the transatlantic budget airline Zoom... more

SFO to probe Silverjet backer's funds no-show

19.08.08
The collapse of business class-only airline Silverjet is to be investigated by the Serious Fraud Office after a would-be investor failed to stump up the cash... more

Shares suspension for Silverjet 'rescuer'

21.07.08
The man who fronted the rescue-that-never-was of Silverjet has seen shares in the oil and gas company he heads suspended for failing to file its accounts... more

It's time to bid farewell to Fannie and Freddie

17.07.08
You may not have heard of the Federal National Mortgage Association, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, but if you haven't heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nicknames for these two vast businesses, you certainly will... more

So who is going to beat the squeeze?

10.07.08
Some will rise and some will fall... Which services are analysts predicting to beat the credit squeeze?... more

...but credit crisis is good for business at buoyant Begbies

09.07.08
The insolvency company had to issue a profit warning in December but has since seen revenues soar... more

BA picks up French airline for £54 million

02.07.08
A fortnight after launching a new airline flying passengers from Paris to New York, British Airways has bought a French carrier on the same route... more

Silverjet staff axed as rescue fails

13.06.08
All 300 employees of collapsed business class-only airline Silverjet have been laid off... more

I've had it with banks that carry on bungling

02.06.08
This week sees a defining moment for the City. We will know whether Royal Bank of Scotland management has persuaded shareholders to forgive their foolish ways.... more

Heathrow a joke, says airline chief

02.06.08
Heathrow was branded "a national embarrassment" by the head of the world's airline community... more

Silverjet is grounded as it fails to land cash

30.05.08
Silverjet, the business class-only airline that pledged to change the face of air travel, becomes the latest casualty of rocketing oil prices... more

Silverjet on the brink of collapse in cash crisis

23.05.08
Silverjet, the last of the business class-only airlines, is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy... more

Silverjet shrugs off failure of Eos

28.04.08
The boss of Silverjet has rejected speculation that the business class-only airline is on the verge of collapse after the second of its two major rivals folded over the weekend.... more

Silverjet rescue talks spur airline turbulence

10.04.08
Loss-making Silverjet could be on the end of a rescue takeover offer... more

Silverjet lifted by chaos at T5 but still seeks a profit

02.04.08
The chaos at Heathrow's Terminal 5 is benefiting Luton-based all-business class airline Silverjet... more

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