British Airways

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…

Earlier this year, British Airways announced it would paint four of its aircraft in special retro liveries – unlike other airlines, BA has largely shied away from special aircraft designs (with a few notable exceptions like a dove design for…

Back in November, three trade unions which represent the majority of staff at British Airways took the unusual step of joining together to submit a collective pay claim to significantly improve base pay and profit sharing bonuses at the airline. …

Three unions which together represent over 25,000 British Airways employees have labelled the airline a “profit-making powerhouse” with a less than generous “austerity approach to pay negotiations”.  The claims were made by union leaders after the airline revealed it made…

British Airways today published its financial results for 2018, revealing it made £1.95 billion last year and pushing its operating margin over 15% higher compared to 2017.  The news of the Heathrow-based airline’s strong performance coincided with an announcement that…

British Airways’ centenary celebrations may be about to turn sour just days after praise was heaped on the airline when it unveiled a nostalgic retro liveried Boeing 747 aircraft adorned in the paintwork of its predecessor company, the British Overseas…

Updated on Monday 4th February 2019 with additional information and comment from British Airways. In a recent memo that has been seen by PYOK, the Unite union which represents cabin crew at Heathrow-based British Airways warns the airline will not…

At the end of last year, we learned that a coalition of unions who represent different workgroups at British Airways had submitted a joint pay claim – much in the same way that Air France unions did in 2018.  It’s…

As the saying goes “Catch them early and catch them young” and that’s exactly what British Airways aims to do with a special careers event that saw 1,500 children from 19 schools across the UK visit the airline’s branded Aviation…

A 21-year old Texan man has been sentenced to six months behind bars by a British court after going on a drunken rampage aboard a British Airways flight that had just taken off from the airline’s hub at London’s Heathrow…

As inaugural flights go this one is set to be very different from the usual celebrations you’d expect when an airline launches a new route or perhaps a brand new state-of-the-art aircraft.  Nonetheless, there’s plenty of excitement surrounding a British…

What does good service mean to you?  Well, no matter where in the world you’re from, good service is the same in every language according to Karen Slinger, the head of Cabin Crew at British Airways.  But while good service…

The New Year is set to be an exciting one for British Airways – the airline’s chief executive, Alex Cruz has laid out grand plans for the Heathrow-based carrier as it celebrates its 100th birthday.  There are plenty of celebrations…

An activist group plastered guerrilla ads across London’s Tube network on Tuesday calling on airline passengers to stop forced deportations with a simple three-step guide to taking direct action.  The ads included the British Airways logo in an apparent dig…

No, the main picture above is not the new Club World seat and nor will the latest iteration of British Airways’ business class seat be based on the B/E Aerospace-produced product that debuted in its current form back in 2006. …

In an unprecedented move, three trade unions that represent pilots, cabin crew and ground staff at Heathrow-based British Airways have demanded significant improvements in pay and conditions.  The three unions – BALPA which represents pilots, Unite the Union who serve…

British Airways is today facing criticism over its handling of a so-called ‘Cyberflashing’ incident in which a couple were sent unsolicited “dick pics” as they sat with their six-year-old daughter on a British Airways aircraft waiting to take off from…

The chief executive of British Airways, Alex Cruz has revealed plans by the Heathrow-based airline to recruit around 2,000 new cabin crew during 2019.  Applications are currently open on BA’s official recruitment website for cabin crew positions at Heathrow and…

One of Europe’s largest aviation groups, IAG is today holding its annual Capital Markets Day – the event is a great opportunity for the owner of British Airways, Iberia and Spanish low-cost airline Vueling, as well as Aer Lingus and…

One of the biggest advantages of working for a European-based airline is enjoying the benefits of hard fought for employment laws which go a long way to protect staffers, including cabin crew, from errant employers.  Admittedly, there’s a long way…

We recently learned that British Airways will become the next UK-based airline to start offering apprenticeships for cabin crew.  Earlier this year, low-cost carrier easyJet announced plans to launch a similar scheme with just 25 apprenticeships joining a one-year training…

Last week, the UK’s flag carrier British Airways called in 89 Hong Kong-based cabin crew for a ‘meeting’.  The crew were informed they would be made redundant – the majority would be laid off immediately, while around 24 of that…

One of the UK’s largest trade unions has launched a stinging attack on British Airways and its decision to unexpectedly close an international cabin crew base in Hong Kong.  Unite the union called the airline’s decision, which was made under…

Ex-creative director of menswear at French fashion house Givenchy and Saville Row Brit designer, Ozwald Boateng has been announced as the new uniform designer for British Airways.  The new look threads are set to be designed in time for the…