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British Airways in-flight hackathon tackles problems between Silicon Valley and London
TransportSome people use a long flight to try to get a little work done in between naps. This week, about 100 business leaders and creative thinkers will use an 11-hour transatlantic flight to try to solve some of the biggest problems facing the tech industry. The program, called “UnGrounded,” is an initiative from British Airways [...]
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British Airways engines left unlatched forced last weekend’s emergency landing
TransportA British Airways jet that made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport last week lost panels from both its engines after they were left unlatched during maintenance, accident investigators said Friday. In an initial report on the incident, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said the unlatched fan cowl doors weren’t noticed before the Airbus A319-131 [...]
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Heathrow flight cancellations spike after British Airways flight emergency landing
TransportThousands of families have had their bank holiday break ruined after being stranded at Heathrow following the emergency landing of a British Airways airbus. The airport was forced to cancel 193 flights on one of the busiest days of the year after closing both its runways when the service to Oslo turned back following an [...]
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Children on airplanes? British broadcaster’s inflammatory tweet sparks debate
TransportThe presenter Jeremy Clarkson has prompted a strong reaction after suggesting that children should be stashed in the luggage hold during flights. Following a flight to Scotland earlier this month Mr Clarkson tweeted: “When will British Airways realise that babies belong in the hold?” Justine Roberts of the website Mumsnet responded to his comments in [...]
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European airline shares drop amidst fears of fatal virus outbreak
TransportBritish Airways parent IAG SA and rival Air France-KLM Group fell 4.6 percent as evidence mounts that a fatal virus spreading in Europe can be transmitted among people, increasing the potential for disruption to air travel. Shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA dropped as much as 12.80 pence to 263.10 pence in London, the [...]
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British Airways boss says Iberia purchase may have been better delayed
TransportBritish Airways’ merger with Iberia, the troubled Spanish airline, should perhaps have been delayed, the boss of International Airlines Group has admitted. The airlines were combined to form IAG in 2011. But Iberia has since pushed the parent company deep into the red, as the Spanish national carrier has battled against recession, high unemployment and [...]
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Iberia continues to drag down British Airways as IAG’s losses add up in Q1
TransportInternational Airlines Group reported wider first-quarter operating losses on Friday, as deepening trouble at its Spanish carrier Iberia wiped out progress at British Airways. IAG, Europe’s third-biggest airline group by market value, made an operating loss of 278 million euros ($364 million) in the year’s first three months, traditionally weak for airlines. The Spanish carrier [...]
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Qatar looking to buy stake in British Airways parent
TransportQatar has approached International Airlines Group, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, with an informal offer to become the company’s largest shareholder by buying the 12 percent stake held by Spain’s nationalized lender Bankia, the Financial Times reported. Qatar had approached IAG to ask whether the company would welcome it as a shareholder, the [...]
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These are the new fees that UK airlines are hitting travelers with
TransportAn annual study by TravelSupermarket, the price comparison website, revealed those carriers whose fees for “optional” services, including checked luggage and allocated seating, have risen most sharply. The largest increase in baggage fees was by Thomson. The airline’s charge has gone up by 47 per cent since 2012, from £15 per person per flight to [...]
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British Airways parent gains full control of Spain’s Vueling for $160 million
TransportBritish Airways parent IAG SA acquired control of discount carrier Vueling Airlines SA for 123.5 million euros ($160 million) as Europe’s third largest airline group seeks to stem losses in Spain. IAG, which already held a 45.85 percent stake in Barcelona- based Vueling, now owns 90.51 percent after the majority of remaining investors accepted its [...]
