British Airways

Farewell Concorde
The supersonic Concorde service of British Airways came to an end on October 23, 2003, when the last flight with fare paying passengers took off for New York.

Rolls-Royce Ordered to Fix Heathrow Crash Engines
Fuel icing caused crash-landing of British Airways flight• Second near-disaster in US leads to urgent safety alert

BA Anger After 40,000 Disrupted By Bush Visit
British Airways criticizes BAA for closing runways and grounding planes during the US president's trip

British Airways Boss Slams Baa Over George Bush Flights
Willie Walsh 'angry' the presidential entourage - including two Boeing 747 jets and four helicopters - caused chaos as runways were closed and planes grounded

BA's Paris-new York Service Opens for Business
British Airways risks further undermining its relationship with pilots today as it starts selling tickets for its transatlantic OpenSkies airline. By Dan Milmo

T5 Debut Puts Ba Top of Mislaid Bags List
The botched opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5 has contributed to a deterioration in British Airways' delayed baggage record, according to figures published today

British Airways Signs As Official Airline for 2012
Olympics: British Airways is to be the games' official airline partner in a deal worth £40m

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BA Worker Loses Discrimination Case Over Cross
A British Airways worker who was suspended for wearing a cross around her neck to work has lost her case alleging religious discrimination

Last Ba Flight From a Grounded Economy
The last flight out taxied from the sparkling new Harare airport, built to handle the non-existent tourists, lifted over the city and dipped its wings in farewell. With that, at 9am yesterday, British Airways said goodbye to Zimbabwe.

Qatar Vip Protest Delays Ba Flight for Three Hours
A row over the seating of the wives of a Gulf VIP held up a British Airways flight from Milan for almost three hours, resulting in some 50 fellow passengers missing connections.

Terror Plot Cancels Ba Flights
British Airways was dramatically ordered to cancel three key flights yesterday following a specific intelligence warning of a fresh plot to hijack one of its airliners. Three almost fully-booked jumbo jet flights due to fly to the United States today and tomorrow were abruptly grounded on...

A worried BA turns up the heat on competition watchdogs
British Airways has turned up the heat on regulators by warning that it could make another attempt to merge with American Airlines if a tie-up between KLM and Air France gets the green light.

American is back in BA's sights
British Airways may revive its merger talks with American Airlines if regulators approve the planned merger announced last week between Air France and Dutch carrier KLM.

BA rescue deal keeps Swiss carrier flying
British Airways today threw a lifeline to Swiss International Airlines, the carrier created from the defunct Swissair last year.

BA Halts Flights to Saudi Amid Terror Fears
British Airways yesterday suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia following warnings of an imminent attempt by Islamic militants to shoot down one of its aircraft. The move followed a series of gun battles in the kingdom as Saudi security forces attempted to round up suspected militants...

Heathrow gets back to normal after walkouts
Flights from London Heathrow were expected to return to normal today after a series of impromptu walkouts by British Airways staff caused chaos for travellers over the weekend.

Heathrow walkout strands thousands
Unofficial action by British Airways ground staff against change to working practices causes the cancellation of dozens of flights.

BA Ready to Start Baghdad Flights in Two Weeks
British Airways is hoping to resume regular flights to Baghdad on July 15 after a 13-year gap, in the hope of cashing in on demand from construction companies involved in rebuilding Iraq. The carrier sent a team to the Iraqi capital earlier this month. It concluded the airport was...

British Airways Suspends Flights to Israel
British Airways today announced that all its flights to Israel's capital, Tel Aviv, will be cancelled from Thursday, and will remain suspended until further notice. British Airways currently operates two services daily to Tel Aviv, and a spokesperson for the airline confirmed that both...

KLM's hopes of making a profit are wiped out
KLM, the Dutch national airline, warned yesterday that it would make a loss in its current financial year, sending European airline shares into a tailspin. Only British Airways was able to climb above the turbulence as it reported good traffic figures for December.

BA chief attacks US government for United rescue
Rod Eddington, the chief executive of British Airways, yesterday admitted that the bankruptcy of United Airlines could make life tougher for BA as he launched a swingeing attack on the US government's handling of aviation.

Inquiry after part of Concorde falls off
British Airways was today investigating an incident in which part of the rudder fell off a Concorde during a flight from London to New York.

BA ditches excess baggage for US tie-up
British Airways yesterday risked renewed acrimony over transatlantic cooperation by applying for permission to codeshare with American Airlines on dozens of routes from Europe and America.

BA Stake Falls As It Rejects Qantas Rights Issue
British Airways, the cash-strapped airline, is to allow its stake in Qantas to fall to about 17% after refusing to join the Australian carrier's A$800m (£286m) rights issue yesterday.

BA Bows Out As Qantas Spreads Its Wings
British Airways is prepared to dilute its 21% stake in Qantas if Australia's biggest airline goes ahead with a A$1bn-plus (£354m) rights issue to fund its ambitious expansion plans.

Now Germans Win Airline World Title From Britain
After dominating the skies for decades, British Airways is set to lose its title as the world's favourite airline - eclipsed by arch-rival Lufthansa. The German carrier is on course to transport more than 32 million passengers on international flights this year, against BA's 31m...

Easyjet Eyes Up Deutsche Ba
EasyJet today underlined its determination to become Europe's leading budget airline as it announced moves to acquire an option to buy British Airways' German domestic airline.

BA halts Zimbabwe deportation
British Airways has refused outright to accept a Home Office directive to fly a deportee from Gatwick to Zimbabwe, it was disclosed yesterday, as ministers gave their first hint that they are preparing to halt the expulsion of that country's failed asylum seekers. The hint comes amid...