BA parent IAG keen to buy Air Europa; partners with Qatar Airways
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British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. Headquartered at Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport, the airline operates a comprehensive network of short-haul and long-haul routes, serving destinations across six continents. British Airways is the second-largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size and passengers carried, after easyJet. British Airways is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, alongside American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, and Canadian Airlines.
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British Airways Boeing 747 incident prompts manual modification
Boeing plans to update the 747-400 flight crew operating manual to include stall warnings notice where they were…
British Airways to cut 25% jobs, expects competitors bankruptcies
The air transport industry is now suffering significant losses stemming from the epidemic-related travel restrictions, and the effects…
Eleven British Airways A380 parked at Châteauroux Airport [Video]
Châteauroux “Marcel Dassault” Airport (CHR) shared footage of an unusual sight: for a week already, six Airbus A380…
Emirates 777, British Airways A350XWB collide on ground
British Airways first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, delivered to the airline less than a year ago, was damaged during…
British Airways to ship six A380 to storage in France
British Airways, an International Airlines Group (IAG) (IAG) brand, was one of the last carriers to park its…
Five British Airways Boeing 747 embark for Teruel
Five Boeing 747 jumbo jets, among the last remaining in service on behalf of British Airways, have been…
British Airways to suspend 36,000 employees: reports
British Airways, is set to suspend about 36,000 of its employees due to the global effects of the…
Coronavirus: How many A380 remain in the skies?
As the aviation industry is caught in the coronavirus crisis, airlines are grounding large parts, if not all,…
British Airways BA65 makes double U-turn en route to Nairobi
Having left London Heathrow Airport (LHR) at 10:15 am, British Airways Flight BA65 was en route to Nairobi…
British Airways Boeing 747 makes U-turn, returns to UK
British Airways flight BA81 took off from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) as usual on March 23, 2020. As…
British Airways “unluckiest” A350 XWB: 4 incidents in 3 months?
Despite the fact that British Airways is just starting to add Airbus A350 XWBs to its fleet, one…
Qatar Airways ups stake in British Airways parent IAG to 25%
Qatar Airways increases its stake and now owns 25.1% of International Airlines Group (IAG) (IAG), the parent company…
Heathrow disruption caused by stuck plane
Takeoffs and landings were temporarily disrupted at London Heathrow on the morning of February 19, 2020. An aircraft…
Damaged phone forces British Airways flight to divert
A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER was diverted to Bermuda after a smartphone started filling the cabin with smoke. The…
Riding the storm: British Airways 747 breaks transatlantic record
With the help of tailwinds from the Storm Ciara, several airliners crossed the Atlantic Ocean in record time.…
British Airways month-old Airbus A350XWB damaged 2nd time
British Airways brand-new Airbus A350 XWB, delivered to the operator just in the previous month, was reportedly damaged…
IAG reports to EU regarding British Government help to Flybe
International Airlines Group (IAG) (IAG), the parent company of such airlines as British Airways and Iberia, filed a…