Another Summer Of Discontent At British Airways?

FULL ARTICLE AT Gerson Lehrman Group
2009-07-02 19:39:41
Another summer, another strike at British Airways? Staff revolt could push the carrier to the financial precipice, but bankruptcy is not yet on the cards.
Perhaps it’s no surprise that the union attitude towards British Airways’ proposals for pay…

British Airways to launch extra flights to Istanbul, Warsaw

FULL ARTICLE AT Just the Flight
2009-07-01 16:20:43
British Airways has confirmed that it will launch extra flights to Istanbul, Turkey and Warsaw, Poland this year.
In further changes to its winter network for 2009-10, the airline will increase its frequency of services to both these destinations to…

British Airways talks continuing

FULL ARTICLE AT BBC News
2009-07-01 05:59:49
Page last updated at 05:59 GMT, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 06:59 UK
The economic downturn has hit demand for air travel
Talks between British Airways and the Unite and GMB unions over cost savings at the airline are set to resume later.
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British Airways shelves ERP project as recession bites

FULL ARTICLE AT ComputerWeekly.com
2009-07-01 11:58:09
British Airways has shelved plans to roll-out a company-wide ERP system because it doesn’t want to spend cash in the face of a recession.
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh told Computer Weekly the time wasn’t right for such a major IT project. The…

British Airways: No mobiles on old planes

FULL ARTICLE AT Silicon.com
2009-07-01 14:53:01
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight mobile comms to any of its aircraft already in service.
However, it would cost BA too much to fit similar systems to its current aircraft, Walsh told the Sita Air Transport…

Virgin Atlantic Flirts With Jobs Cull

FULL ARTICLE AT Gerson Lehrman Group
2009-07-02 21:24:39
Just weeks after announcing profits, Virgin Atlantic staff finds themselves staring down the shotgun barrel with capacity cuts that mean almost 10% of its workforce could soon be out of a job. So much for profitability!
So what’s gone wrong in just a…

British Airways seeks pay freeze

FULL ARTICLE AT BBC World
2009-06-30 20:17:09
Page last updated at 20:17 GMT, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 21:17 UK
The economic downturn has hit demand for air travel
British Airways wants staff to accept a two-year pay freeze, according to documents seen by the BBC.
The company had already announced it…

Why British Airways are not the number No1

FULL ARTICLE AT Mirror.co.uk
2009-06-29 23:01:00
After British Airways passengers were stranded without suitcases at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, a spokesman explained: “We haven’t cancelled any flights – the flights have still gone on – but it has created a backlog of passengers who have been unable to…

Workers to help British Airways

FULL ARTICLE AT N.J. Courier-Post Online
2009-06-28 07:18:19
LONDON — British Airways PLC said last week that almost 7,000 staff have responded to a call from the carrier to apply for voluntary pay cuts as it seeks to cut costs after the global economic crisis led to a slump in traveler demand.
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British Airways, Union Near Deal

FULL ARTICLE AT Wall Street Journal
2009-06-25 03:40:54
By Daniel Michaels LONDON — British Airways PLC and its largest labor union are near a contract agreement after months of tense talks but remain at odds over the airline’s demand that crisis measures to cut costs become permanent, a top union official…