Travel chaos set to hit London airports as British Airways pilots vote to strike August 23, 2019 British Airways pilots are planning to go on strike for three days in September, the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said. BALPA said the airline “did not accept” any options the union put to it during talks this week, adding: “it is clear following discussions with members over the last few days that BA’s most [...]
Ryanair to power 12.5 per cent of flights with sustainable fuels by 2030 April 29, 2021 Ryanair plans to power 12.5 per cent of its flights with sustainable aviation fuels by 2030, the airline said this morning. The announcement comes days after its rival British Airways committed to using the fuels to power 10 per cent of its flights. Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary had said earlier this month that the [...]
British Airways strikes: Pilots could call off action if BA considers pay offer September 5, 2019 British Airline pilots who are threatening to strike next week have said the industrial action could be averted if the airline considers a new pay offer it has put forward. Pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) are due to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September but have said they [...]
Global markets dip as Moderna chief sounds alarm on Omicron November 30, 2021 Alarming comments over the potential severity of the Omicron variant made by the chief of a leading Covid vaccine maker spooked markets today. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index dipped 0.25 per cent to 7,082.19 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned to the health of the UK economy, fell 0.37 [...]
Labour calls for ’employment charter’ to enshrine workers’ rights post-Covid July 26, 2021 Labour has called for a new “employment charter”, which would see workers’ rights enshrined in law from day one in a new job. The party is also calling for a ban on “fire and rehire” practices as a part of the charter, after the practice gained notoriety throughout the pandemic. Under the current legislation some [...]
Long-haulers slam APD hike as it “will penalise Global Britain” October 27, 2021 Long-haul carriers have criticised the Chancellor’s decision to increase air passenger duty (APD) rates for flights longer than 5,500 miles. Luis Gallego, chief executive at British Airways’ parent company IAG, said the move “will penalise Global Britain” at a time when the country should be more competitive on the global stage. “We need to get [...]
‘Massive gravy train’: British Airways owner IAG slams Heathrow expansion plans August 21, 2019 British Airways’ parent company has accused Heathrow airport of “treating customers with contempt,” saying plans to spend billions on its expansion before getting planning permission amounted to a “heist”. In an excoriating attack, International Airlines Group accused Britain’s biggest airport of covering up the cost of the expansion. Heathrow has claimed the plans can be [...]
British Airways pilots applauded for landing ‘horror film’ smoke-filled plane August 6, 2019 The pilots of a British Airways (BA) plane which sparked terror as it filled with smoke on the way to Spain yesterday have been praised for landing passengers under “extremely challenging” conditions. Yesterday afternoon, 175 passengers on BA flight 422 were forced to slide down emergency chutes to the runway at Valencia airport, after the [...]
Blackstone makes £1.2bn offer for property developer St Modwen May 7, 2021 Property developer St Modwen today said that private equity firm Blackstone had made a potential takeover offer, valuing the British firm at around £1.2bn. The London-listed company said the possible cash offer of 542p per share was a premium of about 21 per cent to the stock’s last close. St Modwen Properties said its board [...]
Open up UK-US travel corridor, airline bosses plead ahead of G7 summit June 7, 2021 The chief executives of all the airlines which run transatlantic services have come together to once again call for the reopening of the US-UK travel corridor. Routes between the two countries are a central source of income to airlines such as American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic, which [...]