British Airways is one of the airlines that will replace aircraft on routes to some US airports operated by a Boeing 777 with Airbus aircraft over fears that the type is affected by 5G radio signals. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that interference from the 5G system, which [read more]
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that the law about airline refunds lacks clarity as to who is liable if a flight operates but the passenger can’t travel for legal reasons. The statement was made as the CMA closed its investigation into British Airways and Ryanair over the [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has confirmed that its Airbus A380 superjumbos will return to the skies in November after being grounded by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Airbus A380 is the sole remaining four-engined airliner type in the British Airways fleet after the global pandemic saw the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet retirement [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is the best British airline according to the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2021 beating Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) to the top UK spot. The Heathrow based airline came 2nd overall in the European region, the highest placed British airline with rival Virgin coming it 8th. Top spot in [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is abandoning its plans to operate a short-haul subsidiary from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) after failing to reach an agreement with Unions. The airline had planned to operate short-haul flights alongside its long-haul operation but no agreement could be reached with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA). A [read more]
British Airways has teamed up with Airbus to launch a specially liveried Airbus A320neo aircraft as part of its Better World campaign. The campaign showcases British Airways’ plans to fly greener and it came with the announcement that the airline had secured enough sustainable aircraft fuel (SAF) from BP to [read more]
US president Joe Biden has hinted that the US could start to re-open international air travel for countries that have made good progress in their vaccination programmes “within days”. Speaking in Germany, the President made the comments after official studies from the US Department of Defense, and Harvard University concluded [read more]
According to sources close to the airline, British Airways (BA/BAW) is reviewing its operations at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) on orders from owners International Airlines Group (IAG) who want to protect the landing slots at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). IAG reportedly wants British Airways to focus on operations from London Heathrow as [read more]
The nose gear of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner belonging to British Airways (BA/BAW )has collapsed on the stand at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL). The aircraft, Boeing 787-8 G-ZBJB, had arrived to Heathrow from Moscow operating flight BA881 and was parked when the incident occurred. The aircraft was due to operate [read more]
The new deal means that passengers will be able to connect to the British Airways network from Teesside via London Heathrow without having to book separate flights or recheck luggage. Loganair already operates daily flights between Teesside and London Heathrow and the British Airways “through tickets” will be available to [read more]
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