British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), has reported a €6bn loss in its Quarter 3 (Q3) financial results. The group, which also owns Aer Lingus, said Q3 had seen it run an operating loss of €5.9bn compared to a €2.5bn profit in the same period last year. IAG [read more]
Cotswold Airport put a mysterious post up late on Sunday evening on its Instagram story saying that news was dropping and pictured the British Airways Negus Liveried Boeing 747-400. Shortly after midnight, they posted another part of the story saying “We have saved her” meaning that G-CIVB was being saved [read more]
After days of speculation it has now been confirmed that British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVW will see out its days as a film set at Dunsfold Park. Dunsfold Park is perhaps most famous as the home of BBC One’s Top Gear but the site is also home to Aviation Filming [read more]
The UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined British Airways £20m, the biggest ever issued, following a data breach in 2018 that saw the personal details of over 400,000 customers exposed. The data loss was as a result of a cyber attack on the airline but the ICO found that [read more]
International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed that Alex Cruz is to stand down as British Airways’ Chief Executive with immediate effect but will remain as the non-executive chairman. Cruz’s time at British Airways started in 2016 and has seen the airline go through significant changes including fleet upgrades, network changes [read more]
The last two British Airways Boeing 747s are due to depart from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) this morning in what British Airways CEO dubbed a “difficult day for everybody at British Airways“. In a rare occurrence, the final two aircraft G-CIVB and G-CIVY, will depart simultaneously from Heathrow’s parallel runways before [read more]
When G-CIVB takes off simultaneously with another Boeing 747, G-CIVY, at 07:47 this thursday it will mark the final departure of a British Airways Jumbo Jet from Heathrow. Like her sisters, the Negus livered Victor Bravo was due to face the scrap man’s axe but news emerging today appears to [read more]
The final two remaining British Airways Boeing 747 aircraft at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) are to be given a special send off next week as they depart on their final flights. BA100 Negus livered G-CIVB will depart simultaneously alongside G-CIVY using both runways at the airport. One of the two aircraft [read more]
In what can only be seen as a total u-turn by the airline, British Airways CEO Alex Cruz confirmed to the Transport Select Committee that “there will be no need to issue new contracts” ending the threat of ‘fire and rehire’ that has drawn criticism from MP’s, unions and the [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced that it plans to added a second route to Pakistan, from London Heathrow to Lahore. The move comes just days after Virgin Atlantic announced that it was launching services to Islamabad and Lahore from London and Manchester. The British Airways flight will operate 4 times-per-week [read more]
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