British Airways

A leaked letter from the BALPA pilots union suggests reps are planning on backing down from its ongoing dispute with British Airways over pay and conditions.  The letter, which was sent to members late last week, was leaked to The…

British Airways has paid tribute to a flight attendant who died trying to rescue passengers, including a disabled customer, when her plane was engulfed in flames.  Barbara Jane Harrison, who worked for BA’s predecessor airline BOAC, was just 22 years…

The boss of British Airways’ parent company has signalled frustration at not being able to get directly involved in negotiations over a long-running dispute between pilots and the airline on pay and conditions.  And even worse, Willie Walsh, chief executive…

Protestors supporting the Extinction Rebellion movement have descended on London City Airport in the British capital’s East End in an attempt to “peacefully occupy and shut down” the airport for three full days.  So far, despite the best efforts of…

British Airways has been quick to follow the lead of European rival Air France by announcing it will carbon offset all domestic flights beginning in January 2020.  The carrier currently operates  around 75 flights between London and several destinations across…

A British Airways flight from Bari to London Gatwick airport was forced to divert and make an emergency landing into Basel’s EuroAirport yesterday afternoon after potentially toxic fumes started to fill the passenger cabin.  An emergency was declared just before…

When Thomas Cook went bankrupt on Sunday night, the travel company’s collapse left hundreds of thousands of travellers and several hundred staff – including cabin crew stranded abroad.  In some cases, Thomas Cook even sent some cabin crew out on…

British Airways is preparing to open a new international cabin crew base in Hyderabad, India in order to better serve Telegu speaking passengers on its daily service to and from London Heathrow.  The airline already has cabin crew bases in…

The union which represents thousands of pilots at British Airways has been forced to deny rumours it is planning a 10-day ‘mega strike’ that would cost the airline in excess of £400 million.  The rumour, first reported by The Sun,…

On Monday morning, pilots employed by British Airways and represented by the BALPA trade union went on strike for the very first time in the airline’s history.  British Airways has been forced to slash pretty much its entire schedule for…

British Airways pilots represented by the BALPA trade union say they would be prepared to call off potentially crippling strike action on the 9th and 10th of September if the airline agrees to more talks.  Confusingly, British Airways says it…

Oh to be a fly on the wall in the Waterside headquarters of British Airways at the moment.  The airline is facing its first mass walkout by pilots in 40 years in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay and conditions…

LOT Polish Airlines is said to be investigating a social media post by its Director of Cabin Crew after she apparently disparaged flight attendants at British Airways for their appearance and grooming.  The post, which was first revealed by the…

Earlier this year, British Airways launched a multi-million-pound advertising campaign to celebrate the airline’s centenary.  Described as a “love letter to Britain”, the campaign featured a whole host of homegrown celebrities including Oscar winners Gary Oldman and Olivia Colman, the…

The chief executive of British Airways has faced difficult questions over the 55 per cent hike in pay he has enjoyed since joining the airline in 2016.  On Friday, British Airways pilots represented by the BALPA trade union announced they…

The union that represents hundreds of pilots at British Airways has today announced its members will walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions.  Strike action is set to hit the Heathrow-based airline on the 9th, 10th and 27th…

British Airways has joined a slew of other airlines and holiday companies to sever all ties with the controversial marine attraction SeaWorld.  The airline and more specifically it’s British Airways Holidays subsidiary, has published a new animal welfare policy that…

Aviation safety campaigners have claimed that the British Airways plane which filled with smoke 10-minutes before landing into Valencia yesterday evening had suffered at least two other ‘fume events’ in June.  During one incident, the First Officer decided to offload…

A British Airways operated Airbus A321 with 175 passenger 8 crew had to be evacuated on the runway at Valencia airport this evening after the entire cabin filled with thick black smoke.  Passengers were evacuated onto the tarmac using emergency…

There’s a new twist in the incredibly long-running dispute over pay and conditions for thousands of frontline staff at British Airways.  With pilots now given the green light to proceed with strike action and crunch talks set to continue over…

Whether good or bad, British Airways sure knows how to get more than it’s fair share of publicity.  On Friday, the airline was meant to welcome it’s first Airbus A350-1000 to it’s home at Heathrow airport – unfortunately, unseasonably bad…

British Airways has failed in it’s bid to win an injunction against the BALPA pilots union and stop flight crew walking out on strike during the busy Summer holiday period.  The Heathrow-based airline went to London’s High Court this morning…

Pilots for British Airways have voted in favour of strike action with 93% of votes backing a walkout on a turnout of 90% of the roughly 4,000 pilots represented by the BALPA union.  So far, the union has not set…

British Airways has suspended it’s daily flight between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Cairo (CAI) for seven days due to an unspecified security reason.  In a short statement posted to the airline’s website, British Airways said it constantly reviews security…

Pay negotiations between British Airways and a number of different workgroups, including pilots, cabin crew, engineers and gate agents, have been ongoing since November 2018.  Three trade unions came together for the very first time to submit a joint pay…

Describing negotiations as “bitterly disappointing”, the general secretary of the BALPA pilots union, Brian Strutton said last night that his organisation is “no further forward” in talks with British Airways to agree a pay deal.  British Airways and the pilots…

Oh dear… it’s happened again.  British Airways cabin crew have been accused of more high jinx at their hotel in Singapore and now three members of crew are facing potential disciplinary action. According to the Sun, a group of drunken…

Pay negotiations between British Airways and three unions that represent pilots, cabin crew and ground staff have been dragging on for around eight months now.  In a “final position” document, the Heathrow-based airline is now hoping it has come up…

The idea of electronic bag tags have been around for a while, although curiously they haven’t yet become mainstream.  You would of thought that there would  be so many start ups or even big industry players trying to revolutionise and…

Earlier this year, British Airways announced a relatively small but potentially significant round of investments for its branded long-haul premium economy product that it calls World Traveller Plus. The first slew of improvements came in January with an upgraded meal…

Let’s be perfectly honest… When we think of flight attendants we think of them as female and when we think of aircraft engineers we think of them as men.  We’re not entirely to blame for these preconceptions – these roles…

There’s nothing new or unusual in airlines having to deal with more than their fair share of industrial disputes (no wonder Delta Air Lines is going to such extreme lengths to prevent unionisation of its workers) but the unrest at…

British Airways has faced a fair amount of criticism over the last couple of weeks over it’s uniform and grooming policy – especially for female cabin crew.  There have been allegations that the policy is sexist and a senior trade…

British Airways is recruiting 2,000 cabin crew this year and many of them will be joining the airline’s new apprenticeship scheme – the first group of these apprentices have just graduated from an initial five-week training course and have started…

Last week, I wrote about an open letter that a senior trade union official sent to the chief executive of British Airways, calling on the airline to update it’s uniform and grooming policy for the 21st century. Diana Holland, Assistant…

One of the United Kingdom’s most senior trade unionists has told British Airways it is “high time to relegate expectations of makeup, heel length and buttoned up jackets to the history books.”  The call came from Diana Holland, the assistant…

The owner of British Airways and Iberia has become the only airline group in Europe (not including the new Ryanair Group) to report a profit in the first quarter of 2019 (from January to March).  The IAG Group, which also…

Last week, the chief executive of British Airways gave a speech at the Royal Aeronautical Society in Central London.  Alex Cruz had attended the event mainly to mark the airline’s centenary celebrations but he did also share a few nuggets…

Three trade union representing cabin crew, pilots and ground staff at British Airways have said they are growing “increasingly frustrated” with the airline’s “intransigence” to offer what they see as an acceptable pay deal.  British Airways, though, has said it…

Last summer, British Airways carried out a staff satisfaction survey for the first time in years – the results did not make for good reading, with just over half of the 17,000 employees who took part in the survey saying…

Unlike some parts of the world, the United Kingdom celebrates Mother’s Day (or as it’s officially known ‘Mothering Sunday’) this coming Sunday.  It’s normally a day for mother’s to put their feet up and relax but British Airways has decided…