British Airways
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United-Continental Merger Closing Was the Third Most Interesting Story on Friday
By now, you undoubtedly know that the United and Continental merger has officially closed and United Continental Holdings is now the parent…
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Good News, Bad News for British Airways as Antitrust Immunity Approved and Flight Attendants Reject Offer
The management team at British Airways must be doing their best impression of a manic depressive this week as they swing from…
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Cranky on the Web (July 12-16)
Strong June Traffic Means It’s Time For Airlines to Raise Airfares — Cautiously – BNET Continued strong traffic numbers mean airfares are…
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British Airways 747 Near-Accident in South Africa Combined Good Piloting and Luck
The details of the British Airways 747 near-accident in South Africa are out, and man, was that scary for the pilots. They…
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Will the BA Flight Attendant Fight Finally be Settled?
There’s a glimmer of hope out there for British Airways fliers. It appears that the airline and its flight attendants are getting…
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British Airways Takes Another Strike After Posting Huge Losses
I can’t imagine that the juxtaposition is lost on anyone. The British Airways flight attendants are celebrating the next round of strikes…
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Five Airline CEOs on New Aircraft and Regulation
And now, finally, part three of the airline CEO panel. I promise this is my last post on the symposium for this…
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Cranky on the Web (May 2 – 7)
For Fliers, Mixed Impact Seen – Wall Street Journal The articles have been flying fast and furious this week regarding the United/Continental…
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Five Airline CEOs on Competing and Cooperating with Low Cost Carriers
I’m back with part two of the Phoenix Aviation Symposium airline CEO panel. In part one, the CEOs talked about consolidation. In…
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Five Airline CEOs Talk About Consolidation
I know, I know. You want to hear all about the Continental/United merger right? Well, I’m not writing about it until it’s…
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Excellent British Airways Strike Communication, Air France Fails to Impress
Well, it happened. The British Airways cabin crews did indeed go on strike and that’s bad for BA, bad for the cabin…
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Cranky on the Web (February 22 – 26)
First Class is Disappearing in Name Only – BNET Qantas is the latest to reduce First Class onboard, but it’s not really…