British Airways

British Airways 5/11/2012

04:01 : IAG Downbeat After Loss - International Consolidated Airlines Group warned it will do no better than break even at the operating level this year as the operator of British Airways and Iberia swung to a net loss in the first quarter.

Source : wsj-com

British Airways 4/26/2012

09:10 : Emirates, British Airways want new Boeing 777 - Emirates Airline, the world's biggest Boeing 777 customer, and British Airways, the world's fifth-biggest, want Boeing Co. to have a new 777 model ready in seven years. As Bloomberg reports, Boeing ...

Source : bizjournals-com

British Airways 4/25/2012

14:45 : IAG sees more airline failures, hails Gulf rivals - British Airways and Iberia boss Willie Walsh warned of further airline bankruptcies in the coming year and said he envied the economic model of major Gulf carriers that have managed to redraw the aviation map efficiently around ...

Source : ibtimes-com

British Airways 4/20/2012

02:56 : BA Fuel Surcharge Penalty Halved by OFT to £58 million - The reduction in fine was reportedly due to the co-operation of British Airways in the OFT investigation that reassessed the pricing of passenger fuel surcharges.

Source : ibtimes-com

British Airways 4/15/2012

08:13 : Virgin's Branson: I will challenge BA-BMI takeover - Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson says he will challenge a European regulator's decision to approve the takeover of airline BMI by the owner of British Airways and Iberia.

Source : economictimes-indiatimes-com

British Airways 4/11/2012

19:26 : 24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (JCP, AMSC, EGO, NVDA, M, HCSG, PGR, ADTN, ... - AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS | Airbus and six European airlines have written to four EU leaders attacking the carbon tax imposed by the European Union, a source close to the dossier told AFP on Sunday. Plane maker Airbus, British Airways, ...

Source : 247wallst-com

British Airways 3/30/2012

13:31 : BA OK'd To Buy British Midlands In $276M Deal - The owner of British Airways PLC gained European Union approval Friday to buy U.K. airline British Midland Airways Ltd., known as bmi, from German owner Deutsche Lufthansa AG for $276 million.

Source : ibtimes-com

12:45 : BA owner IAG cleared in EU to buy Lufthansa's bmi - British Airways owner IAG secured EU regulatory approval on Friday to buy German group Lufthansa's airline bmi after offering to give up 14 daily slots at London's Heathrow airport.

Source : ibtimes-com

12:43 : British Airways owner IAG cleared to buy Lufthansa's bmi - British Airways owner IAG secured EU regulatory approval on Friday to buy Lufthansa's regional airline bmi after offering to give up 14 daily runway slots at London's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest airport.

Source : ibtimes-com

British Airways 3/27/2012

09:08 : British Airways may pursue American stake - British newspapers are reporting that the parent company of British Airways and Iberia is considering buying a stake in Fort Worth-based American Airlines, its bankrupt partner in the OneWorld alliance. The Dallas Morning News reported ...

Source : bizjournals-com

British Airways 3/14/2012

04:22 : British Airways suspends code sharing pact with Kingfisher - HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - British Airways has suspended its code sharing agreement with India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines , the UK carrier said on Wednesday.

Source : reuters-com

British Airways 3/12/2012

07:05 : BA owner IAG offers EU concessions for bmi buy - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Airways owner IAG has offered concessions to EU antitrust regulators in a bid to get regulatory approval for its takeover of Lufthansa's British unit bmi, the European...

Source : reuters-com

British Airways 3/11/2012

20:56 : Airlines rally against EU carbon tax - AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS | Airbus and six European airlines have written to four EU leaders attacking the carbon tax imposed by the European Union, a source close to the dossier told AFP on Sunday. Plane maker Airbus, British Airways, ...

Source : washingtontimes-com

British Airways 2/29/2012

05:36 : International Airlines Group results take off - LONDON (AP) -- International Consolidated Airlines Group, the company formed from the merger of British Airways and Iberia, said Wednesday that its profit grew more than five-fold in its first year of combined operations....

Source : usnews-com

British Airways 2/8/2012

05:15 : British Airways, JAL plan joint business - British Airways and Japan Airlines have agreed a revenue-sharing deal for flights between Europe and Japan, potentially giving their oneworld alliance more competitive muscle.

Source : ibtimes-com

British Airways 1/24/2012

16:30 : Potential AMR Suitors Woo British Airways - Some potential suitors for the parent of American Airlines are looking to woo the owner of British Airways to advocate, or possibly even participate in, a potential bid.

Source : wsj-com

16:19 : BA parent IAG working to identify takeover targets - (MADRID) British Airways parent IAG, seeking to build on its formation from a merger of the UK carrier with Spain's Iberia a year ago, is working to identify new takeover targets including long-haul operators.

Source : businesstimes-com-sg

British Airways 12/23/2011

11:12 : Christmas Strike Avoided at British Airways! - CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 23, 2011) - There will not be a Christmas strike at British Airways. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ratified a new three-year agreement. The members, ...

Source : marketwire-com

British Airways 12/22/2011

12:19 : British Airways Bid For BMI Stirs Up Airline Competition Battle - The airline landscape is going through some painful shifts and mergers, as the global economic slowdown and higher fuel costs have squeezed profit margins on many domestic U.S. and European carriers for many quarters.

Source : forbes-com

08:50 : DealBook: British Airways' Parent Wins Lufthansa's BMI - British Airways and the Spanish carrier Iberia beat out Virgin Atlantic Airways on Thursday in the bidding for British Midland International, the unprofitable airline being sold by Lufthansa of Germany.

Source : iht-com

07:39 : DealBook: British Airways' Parent Nabs Lufthansa's BMI - British Airways and the Spanish carrier Iberia beat out Virgin Atlantic Airways on Thursday in the bidding for British Midland International, the unprofitable airline being sold by Lufthansa of Germany.

Source : nytimes-com

British Airways 12/20/2011

16:16 : New venture eyes London-NY business sector - (PARIS) Bankers may be languishing in popularity polls but a new airline wants their business and is prepared to challenge British Airways for it once the financial crisis is over.

Source : businesstimes-com-sg

11:45 : Odyssey Airlines to take on British Airways with Transatlantic Routes - A British venture called Odyssey Airlines hopes to start nonstop all-business class flights from London to New York and other locations using 10 newly-ordered Bombardier CSeries passenger jets.

Source : ibtimes-com

British Airways 12/19/2011

14:51 : Exclusive - New airline plans London City-NY link - Bankers may be languishing in popularity polls but a new airline wants their business and is prepared to challenge British Airways for it once the financial crisis is over.

Source : ibtimes-com

13:42 : Exclusive: New airline plans London City-NY link - Bankers may be languishing in popularity polls but a new airline wants their business and is prepared to challenge British Airways for it once the financial crisis is over.

Source : ibtimes-com

British Airways 12/5/2011

16:39 : BA seen tapping Asia's high-growth markets after BMI takeover - (LONDON) British Airways will probably target Korea, Malaysia and other high- growth Asian markets as it examines how to make the best use of operating slots at London's Heathrow airport on offer with the takeover ...

Source : businesstimes-com-sg

British Airways 11/21/2011

19:14 : J.P. Morgan Adds Chip-Based Cards - J.P. Morgan is raising its bets on high-technology credit cards aimed at cutting down on fraud, offering a version of its Visa-branded British Airways card.

Source : wsj-com

British Airways 11/17/2011

14:10 : Nigeria fines BA, Virgin Atlantic total $235 mln - Nigeria said on Thursday it was fining airlines British Airways and Virgin Atlantic a total of $235 million, as an ongoing row between Britain and Africa's most populous nation over landing slots and ticket prices ...

Source : ibtimes-com

British Airways 11/8/2011

23:03 : OFT Set to Pursue BA Price Fixing Fine - The Office for Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed that it is pursuing a £121.5m fine it had imposed on British Airways (BA) following the alleged collusion between BA and Virgin Atlantic over the pricing of passenger fuel surcharges ...

Source : ibtimes-com

British Airways 11/4/2011

13:47 : British Airway's owner IAG to buy UK's bmi - British Airways owner IAG has agreed to buy Lufthansa's UK unit bmi in a bid to squeeze more growth from its capacity constrained Heathrow hub and expand services to emerging markets in Asia and Latin America. Hayley Platt reports.

Source : reuters-com