Communications from British Airways Cabin Crew Unions which are part of Unite show a deepening rift after one branch attempted to save its own members jobs at the expense of others. BASSA, which represents Eurofleet and Worldwide Cabin Crew on older legacy contracts have now reached an agreement in principle [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) had planned to operate around 54% of its normal network between October and December this year but it has revealed that a “levelling-off” in bookings could see that fall to just 40%. Like all airlines British Airways has been badly hit by the Coronavirus pandemic and is [read more]
British Airways the latest of Boeing 747-400 retiree, G-CIVD, to an airport in Spain tomorrow as the airline begins the retirement of its final 31 jumbo jets. ‘Victor Delta’ is expected to fly from London Heathrow tomorrow and make its way to Castellon Airport, the Spanish of home eCube Solutions, [read more]
The assistant general secretary of the Unite Union Howard Beckett led a scathing attack on British Airways dismissal by email of at least 4,000 of its staff members on what is being dubbed Black Friday. Mr Beckett said: “This is a very bleak day for the incredible BA workforce and [read more]
Thousands of British Airways Cabin Crew, Ground Staff, Engineers and Pilots are finding out today whether they still have a job with British Airways or are one of the thousands being sacked by the airline. British Airways is looking to shed around 12,000 members of its 43,000 strong workforce as [read more]
According to sources close to the airline, Friday is when British Airways Cabin Crew will find out whether they are being retained on new contracts prompting an upsurge in those taking voluntary redundancy. British Airways plans to “fire and rehire” all of its staff, except Pilots which have already agreed [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is scrapping its all-business class service from London City Airport to New York JFK with immediate effect. The iconic Speedbird 1 and Speedbird 2 flights (BAW1/2) were originally used by the Concorde service to New York but shortly after Concorde was retired the airline launched the new [read more]
Unite, the union representing British Airways Cabin Crew, Ground Staff and Engineers has told its members that it believes it is British Airways’s intention to move ahead with its original “fire and rehire” plan. As a result, the Union has told its members that “The intention is to defend out [read more]
For many, the changes in travel advice and quarantine rules imposed on Spain this weekend have put holidays and travel in disarray and potentially out of pocket. There is no doubt that some will be forced to cancel their travel as a 14-day quarantine on return would be impossible but [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has said it has reached an agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) over the future of pilots employed by the airline. According to BALPA the deal will see 270 pilots being made redundant and pay cuts of up to 20% for the remaining flight crew. [read more]
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