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British Airways reveals its flyers favorite airline seat types
TransportResearch by British Airways has revealed the most popular seats on a standard Boeing 747 aircraft. The four pairs of seats: 51B/51C, 52B/52C, 51H/51J and 52 H/52J, are the most commonly chosen in economy class, the airline said. The seats, located at the very back of the aircraft, are the only ones on board that [...]
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British Airways boss sees consolidation, not alliances, as future of aviation
TransportIAG SA Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh, who led the company’s creation via a merger of British Airways and Spain’s Iberia, said he favors a further bout of consolidation to boost revenue while paring costs. Airline alliances like Oneworld, of which IAG is a leader, exist only because of restrictions on mergers, for which the [...]
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British Airways boss says there will never be a third runway at Heathrow
TransportAirlines chief Willie Walsh today renewed his assault on the Government’s tourism policy, warning Heathrow will be eclipsed by faster-growing hub airports and British travellers face tougher travel restrictions from countries frustrated by our visa regime. Walsh said it was “tragic” that Heathrow would never succeed in getting a third runway because of political failure. [...]
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British Airways parent will soon own Spain’s Vueling, after board approves sale
TransportBritish Airways parent IAG won backing for its bid for Vueling Airlines SA from the Spanish discount carrier’s board after raising the offer by 32 percent. Vueling’s directors recommend that investors accept a “reasonable” bid of 9.25 euros a share issued on March 27, the Barcelona-based company said today in a statement. The board had [...]
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Potential British Airways deal with Airbus is slap in the face of Boeing
TransportA potential $7 billion order from British Airways for Airbus A350 jets is set to hand Boeing Co its next major challenge as it nears the end of a three-month crisis over the grounding of the 787 Dreamliner, analysts said. If confirmed, the order would strike a blow inside one of Boeing’s most loyal wide-body [...]
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The future of travel, 40 years from now
SkiftXBritish Airways’ inflight magazine was first published 40 years ago. Travel was very different then, but where will it be in four decades’ time? To celebrate 40 years since High Life first appeared, the magazine’s editor, Kerry Smith, convened a “travel think tank” at London’s Café Royal. The aim: to forecast the future of travel [...]
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Iberia CEO leaves effective immediately as labor scuffle continues
TransportBritish Airways parent IAG said the head of unprofitable Spanish unit Iberia will step down with immediate effect, mid-way through a cost-cutting program that’s provoked union ire as it seeks to eliminate 3,140 jobs. Rafael Sanchez-Lozano will leave by “mutual agreement,” London-based IAG said today. He’ll be replaced by Luis Gallego, who heads the Iberia [...]
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British Airways’ headscratcher to solve world’s tech talent problems: UnGrounded
TransportThis is a headscratcher if not an elaborate early April Fool’s joke. British Airways has launched something called “UnGrounded,” an initiative that goes like this: Select 100 of the “most forward-thinking founders, CEOs, venture capitalists, and Silicon Valley game-changers,” and put them on a flight on July 12 from San Francisco to London, and let [...]
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EasyJet coming of age as it challenges British Airways with inaugural Moscow flight
TransportEasyJet Plc’s inaugural flight to Moscow today will see the U.K. discount carrier go head-to-head with British Airways as it targets a bigger share of Europe’s lucrative business-travel market. EasyJet will serve Moscow twice-daily from London Gatwick and four times a week from Manchester after winning route rights by guaranteeing a 125-pound ($186) round-trip fare [...]
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British Airways extends “hand baggage only” fares to 32 Gatwick routes
TransportBritish Airways is to offer discounted “hand baggage only” fares on all short-haul flights from Gatwick Airport. The airline announced a trial of the service, on flights to Amsterdam, Dubrovnik, Jersey, Tunis and Turin, last month, offering cheaper tickets to passengers who do not wish to travel with checked luggage. The scheme will now be [...]
