British Airways (BA/BAW) and Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) have been given the green light to create a joint venture on flights between Australia and Europe & the UK. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACC) has given its approval for the two airlines to coordinates flights on those routes and it [read more]
International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh is to appear before the Transport Select Committee next week to face questions on British Airways handling of the current global crisis. Mr Walsh will appear before the committee on the 11th May at 10am although it isnt clear whether he will appear [read more]
With the news that Virgin Atlantic is retiring its remaining 7 Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jets its a very real possibility that we could come out of this pandemic with none of the type left in the UK fleet. The once exulted “Queen of the Skies” was the airliner of choice [read more]
In a communication to its members, the Unite union has said it is concerned about the mental health of its members after being alerted that some staff feel the only way out is to “end it” so their family can benefit from a death in service payout. It comes after [read more]
Unite, the union that represents British Airways Cabin Crew and Ground Staff has launched a legal challenge in response to the job cuts proposed by British Airways (BA/BAW) yesterday. The union is seeking a Protective Award under Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 on [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has unveiled more details about how many job cuts in intends to make as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier today we revealed it planned to cut over 1000 pilots from the airline and now figures have emerged for Cabin Crew, Ground and Admin staff. The [read more]
British Airways has told the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) that it expects to make 1,130 pilots redundant as it decreases its fleet and operations in the wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic. In an email to BALPA seen by UK Aviation News, British Airways Director of Flight Operations Al Bridger [read more]
Unite, the union representing British Airways Cabin Crew has accused of British Airways CEO Alex Cruz of a making a “heartless decision at a time of national crisis”. The statement from Unite comes after British Airways parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) warned that up to 12,000 jobs may be [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) will need to cut up to 12,000 jobs as its parent company begins a “restructuring and redundancy programme” to recover from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The airlines parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) said that a plan was being put to trade unions representing the airlines in [read more]
British Airways is retiring five more Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jets this week with the first arriving at an airfield in Gloucestershire earlier today. The earlier than planned retirement of the aircraft comes as a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic which has grounded the majority of British Airways fleet. When [read more]
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