All British Airways articles – Page 2
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NewsBA links with pilot school Skyborne as it offers cadets fully-sponsored training scheme
British Airways is inviting applications for a fully-sponsored pilot training scheme, aiming to accept up to 60 cadets per year. The UK flag-carrier has selected flight school Skyborne – which has UK and US facilities – as its partner for the new initiative, to be known as Speedbird Pilot Academy ...
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Airline BusinessHow airlines are investing in their digital futures
While battling antiquated IT systems and legacy practices remains a significant barrier, most carriers are investing in their digital futures, cognisant of the big revenue and cost benefits
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NewsBA waits to see if Euroflyer has profitable Gatwick trajectory
British Airways is yet to determine whether its fledgling BA Euroflyer operation at London Gatwick is meeting the expectations laid down before its launch, as the carrier looks to expand the fleet to 22 aircraft next summer. The flag-carrier commenced Euroflyer services in March last year and chief executive Tom ...
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NewsBA Cityflyer chief: Fleet renewal depends on recovery path and London City utilisation
British Airways Cityflyer insists it needs to assess the trajectory of market recovery before looking at potential successors for its Embraer 190 fleet. The airline – based at London City airport – exclusively operates E190s, and has a fleet of 20 of the twinjets, having sold all its smaller E170s ...
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NewsUK competition regulator broadly backs CAA decision over Heathrow charges
The UK's competition regulator has largely backed the position of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in its initial ruling on appeals by airlines and Heathrow Airport into pricing controls set at the London hub through to 2026.
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Airline BusinessBritish Airways ‘mid-way through’ business transformation: Doyle
British Airways is halfway through a transformation of the business under the leadership of Sean Doyle, focused on building the brand’s ‘premium’ reputation, improving engagement with employees and increasing the resilience of the technology that underpins operations.
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NewsIAG again flags slower-than-expected recovery in corporate travel
IAG is still experiencing a slower-than-expected recovery in corporate travel from the Covid-19 pandemic, with British Airways seeing demand plateau in the second quarter of this year.
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NewsIAG cites Iberia lessons as BA and Aer Lingus battle operational challenges
The operating environment in Europe is proving “extremely difficult” this summer, but Iberia’s strong punctuality offers a template for other carriers in the group, according to IAG.
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NewsIAG sees quarterly profit top €1bn after record Iberia result
IAG cited a strong performance from its Spanish operations as the British Airways and Iberia owner saw its net profit for the second quarter of 2023 top €1 billion ($1.1 billion).
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NewsBritish Airways to take six more Boeing 787-10s
IAG has firmed an order for six Boeing 787-10 widebodies, while adding six more options for the variant.
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NewsIberia enters BA and Qatar Airways joint venture
Iberia has become part of the joint venture between by fellow Oneworld carriers British Airways and Qatar Airways, expanding what had already been described by its founders as “the world’s largest airline joint business”.
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NewsBA fined $1m but rejects US accusations over pandemic refunds
British Airways is being fined more than $1 million under a compromise arrangement after US regulators accused the UK carrier of failing to refund passengers quickly enough for flights cancelled during the pandemic. Over 1,200 customers have complained to the US Department of Transportation since 1 March 2020, when the ...
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Airline BusinessHow strong is the corporate air travel recovery?
As airline quarterly earnings ‘normalise’ in the Covid-19 recovery, many large European and US carriers are beginning to quantify how strongly – or not – corporate travel is coming back.
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NewsIAG reports Q1 operating profit as leisure demand gives it summer confidence
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG saw stronger-than-expected performances from all of its airlines in the first quarter of 2023, as buoyant leisure demand helped the European group to achieve a small operating profit during what is a seasonally weak three months.
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NewsBritish Airways CFO leaving to take role at soft drinks firm
British Airways chief financial officer Rebecca Napier is to take up the same role at Britvic, the soft drinks company.
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NewsSAS recruits BA executive as chief operating officer
Former British Airways chief operating officer Jason Mahoney is to take up an equivalent role at Scandinavian carrier SAS. Mahoney will take up the post at SAS on 1 May, succeeding Simon Pauck Hansen who stepped down in January. While he served as chief operating officer at BA, Mahoney’s most ...
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NewsBritish Airways chief upbeat on summer as recruitment drive set to tail off
British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle believes the UK carrier will have sufficient staff to meet demand this summer in contrast to the challenges the industry faced ramping up a year ago.
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NewsSpanish carriers lead IAG profit return in 2022
All four of IAG’s major airlines returned to the black in 2022, a year in which its Spanish carriers Iberia and Vueling came closest to matching pre-pandemic operating profitability.
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NewsBritish Airways fills South African partner gap with Airlink codeshare
British Airways has sealed a codeshare agreement with South African carrier Airlink, helping to fill the void left by the collapse of long-standing franchise partner Comair last summer.
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Airline BusinessHow supply-demand crunch has given A380 a fresh lease of life
After initially looking as though the pandemic was going to bring an unceremonious end to several carriers’ Airbus A380 operations, a capacity shortage means the ultra-large jet will be flying far more widely this summer than previously expected