Spirit Airlines hit by pilots’ walk-out June 14, 2010 A PILOTS’ strike at America’s Spirit Airlines has prompted the carrier to extend flight cancellations into the middle of the week. Pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa) struck on Saturday after last-ditch talks with the discount carrier failed to bridge differences over pay. Florida-based Spirit said it would offer affected customers flight [...]
EasyJet says it is back on track after battling volcano July 6, 2010 Incoming easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall was greeted by a 9.4 per cent year-on-year increase in passengers on the budget airline. The figures represent the largest monthly increase since before flights were interrupted by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. The airline carried 4.54m passenger in June, up from 4.15m a year ago, while its load [...]
BP’s mishandling of crisis adds to its troubles July 6, 2010 BRANDINDEX WE return to the woeful tale of the BP brand. How has it fared – and how has it affected other British brands? Graph one shows the BrandIndex daily tracking data for BP in America, compared to Exxon Mobil. It shows us that it was the particular company, not the industry in general, that [...]
BAA passenger numbers down after strike and ash cloud June 10, 2010 BAA’s passenger traffic in May dropped compared with last year after being hit by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud and British Airways’ cabin crew industrial action. BAA’s UK airports handled 8.6m passengers in the month, which was a drop of 4.5 per cent on May 2009. Heathrow handled 5.3m passengers – 3.1 per cent down [...]
BAA passenger numbers down after strike and ash cloud June 10, 2010 BAA’s passenger traffic in May dropped compared with last year after being hit by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud and British Airways’ cabin crew industrial action. BAA’s UK airports handled 8.6m passengers in the month, which was a drop of 4.5 per cent on May 2009. Heathrow handled 5.3m passengers – 3.1 per cent down [...]
Unite delays strike ballot June 27, 2010 THE Unite union has announced plans to postpone balloting British Airways cabin crew on further strikes to allow union members to consider the latest offer from the airline’s management. BA made a new offer to cabin crew on Friday in a bid to end the long-running dispute over pay and conditions before the employees are [...]
BA will grow from Madrid, warns Walsh July 8, 2010 WILLIE WALSH, the British Airways chief executive, yesterday reiterated his warning that the airline would grow in future at Madrid instead of Heathrow if the government failed to build the infrastructure needed to cope with rising demand for air transport. Speaking at the Institute of Directors (IOD), Walsh said the UK could compete effectively for [...]
BA will grow from Madrid, warns Walsh July 8, 2010 WILLIE WALSH, the British Airways chief executive, yesterday reiterated his warning that the airline would grow in future at Madrid instead of Heathrow if the government failed to build the infrastructure needed to cope with rising demand for air transport. Speaking at the Institute of Directors (IOD), Walsh said the UK could compete effectively for [...]
Ryanair won’t be put off by court block July 6, 2010 RYANAIR yesterday said an EU court decision upholding a takeover block would not stop them from bidding for Aer Lingus again in the future. The airline also welcomed the decision to allow it to retain its 29.8 per cent share in Aer Lingus. The EU Commission, the body that looks after European competition, ruled in [...]
Branson: Virgin Atlantic may need a merger May 25, 2010 VIRGIN ATLANTIC may have to find a merger partner to keep up with its rivals, according to the airline’s owner Sir Richard Branson. He said yesterday that the long haul carrier, which is already 49 per cent owned by Singapore Airlines, may need to come to a “situation where it would have to consolidate in [...]