British CEO Alex Cruz has sent a video message to staff warning them to expect job losses in the current situation. In the video, Mr Cruz tells staff “To be frank, given the current changing circumstances, we can no longer sustain our current level of employment and Jobs will be [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has said that it is cancelling all flights to Italy in light of the Italian Governments implementation of a country-wide lockdown. The move also comes after the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) advised against all but essential travel to Italy. British Airways currently flies to most major [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has extended its suspension of flights to Mainland China until at least 31st March 2020 in response to the ongoing threat from the Novel Coronavirus. The airline suspended its daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai on the 29th January, shortly after the outbreak began but initially suggested [read more]
A British Airways (BA/BAW) Boeing 747-400 has completed the flight from New York to London in 4 hours and 56 minutes, believed to be the first time its been flown by a transonic aircraft in under 5 hours. According to data from flight-tracking website Flightradar24.com the flight, BA112 left New [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has suspended flights to Shanghai and Beijing with immediate effect following Foreign Office advice not to travel to the region. We understand that British Airways staff in China are being flown back to the UK. The move is a response to the Coronavirus outbreak in China which [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has today retired its first Boeing 777-200 from the fleet as it continues its fleet renewal program. Boeing 777-200 G-ZZZC left London’s Heathrow airport at 10:07 as BA9171 to make its short hop to South Wales where it will be parted out and broken up at St [read more]
Willie Walsh has announced that he is to stand down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of British Airways Parent, International Airlines Group (IAG). The former British Airways CEO was key to the formation of IAG which was created when British Airways merged with Spanish carrier Iberia. Mr Walsh has at [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) will become the only airline flying direct from the UK to Portland, Oregon all year round when it launches its new direct service on 1st June 2020. The new route to Portland (PDX/KPDX) will operate 5 times-per-week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from London Heathrow [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has said that it is undertaking a trial to explore the possibility of using 3D Printers to create aircraft parts. The airline says that it could routinely print parts such as tray tables or aircraft windows in a bid to reduce it having to fly spare parts [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced that it is partnering with car maker Aston Martin to produce a special model celebrating Concorde. Aston Martin will produce a variant of its DBS GT car called the DBS Superleggera Concorde Edition which will be available from October 2020. The special model will feature [read more]
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