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heathrow airport news stories May 2008

May 2008

31.05.08 Airlines face ‘severe’ recession
31.05.08 United and US Airways scrap merger talks
31.05.08 OgilvyOne get BA’s direct and loyalty marketing
30.05.08 Mass Heathrow protest tomorrow
30.05.08 BA prepares for T5 long haul launch
30.05.08 Emergency landing for BA plane after passenger hits head
29.05.08 BA announce fuel surcharge increase
29.05.08 Virgin increase fuel surcharge – premium passengers pay more
29.05.08 Naomi Campbell faces 5 charges over Heathrow air rage
28.05.08 BAA slips to operating loss on security costs / T5
28.05.08 ERA slam EU emissions trading plans
28.05.08 BA announce more Heathrow long haul move dates
28.05.08 BA India flight emergency landing
28.05.08 Heathrow Express barcode tickets
27.05.08 Virgin dismiss reports of Lufthansa / bmi link
27.05.08 BA boss slams BAA break-up talk
26.05.08 OpenSkies launch online marketing initiatives
26.05.08 Air Mauritius upgrade business class
25.05.08 Lufthansa drop another bmi purchase hint
25.05.08 BAA seeks bank advisors
25.05.08 New vodka at Virgin Heathrow lounge
25.05.08 BA named ‘best European airline’
24.05.08 Councils lose night flights challenge
24.05.08 bmi launch mobile phone boarding pass
24.05.08 BA flights European Emissions Trading Scheme
24.05.08 bmi values Heathrow slots at £770m
24.05.08 9½ years for Heathrow child drug smuggler
24.05.08 Naomi Campbell to face charges over Heathrow incident
24.05.08 SIA to add A380 on Singapore – Heathrow route
24.05.08 Dot2 add Kings Cross – Gatwick / Heathrow link
23.05.08 Balpa drop BA OpenSkies strike bid
23.05.08 bmi profits halve
23.05.08 BA boss says cheap flights era over
23.05.08 Boris pulls out of Heathrow rally
23.05.08 CAA backs BAA break up calls
23.05.08 BA ‘would welcome’ Continental alliance
23.05.08 10 years for Heathrow drug smuggler
23.05.08 Airports expect busy weekend
23.05.08 Heathrow parking company hails T5 success
22.05.08 American announce big staff / plane / route cuts; add $15 first bag fee
22.05.08 BA shares dive on oil price rise / Air France profit warning
22.05.08 OpenSkies starts selling tickets
22.05.08 BA crash captain returns to work
22.05.08 BA upgrades New York terminal
22.05.08 Virgin Atlantic considers eco surcharge hike in Upper Class
21.05.08 Big decline in business class travellers in March
21.05.08 Green watchdog says evidence supporting airport expansion flawed
21.05.08 Ladbrokes ban staff from BA flights
21.05.08 Cargo revenues up 4.7% at BA
21.05.08 BAA look for advertising help
20.05.08 BA crash inquiry reveals pilot heroics
20.05.08 Government looks set to back Heathrow mixed mode
20.05.08 BA boss predicts more bankruptcies and mergers
20.05.08 BA and pilots in court over right to strike
20.05.08 Walsh says alliance talks with American ‘at early stage’
20.05.08 Actresses join Heathrow Westminster protest today
20.05.08 Heathrow noise case at High Court
20.05.08 BA downgraded to ‘sell’
19.05.08 BAA chairman detained in US
19.05.08 OpenSkies receives US approval
19.05.08 New York airport slots to be auctioned
18.05.08 Branson predicts $200 oil and US airline bankruptcies
18.05.08 Times: Airline tie-ups loom as crunch hits
18.05.08 BA has top airline website
18.05.08 IRIS passes million milestone
18.05.08 Wetherspoon won’t seek T5 compensation
18.05.08 Ex-CWT boss to chair BA advisory board
17.05.08 Arup proposes giant rail interchange at Heathrow
17.05.08 EC clears Autogrill BAA duty free purchase
17.05.08 BA asks agents to stop slating T5
17.05.08 BA World Cargo launch summer schedule
16.05.08 BA profits up 45 percent; Walsh declines bonus
16.05.08 BAA passengers down 3%
16.05.08 BA likely to cut capacity this winter
16.05.08 Flybe urge BAA breakup
16.05.08 EU – US open skies talks launch
16.05.08 Burst tyre closed Heathrow runway
15.05.08 BA exec says air fare rises ‘inevitable’
15.05.08 SIA seeks offers for Virgin stake
15.05.08 BAA bondholders hire advisors
15.05.08 Virgin report Heathrow passenger boost
15.05.08 Terror alert hoaxer jailed
14.05.08 Ferrovial expects BAA profits to double
14.05.08 US softens on airline ownership
14.05.08 Court challenge to early morning Heathrow flights
14.05.08 Ferrovial ‘optimistic’ on BAA refinancing
14.05.08 Heathrow transit passengers ‘cost taxman £500m’
14.05.08 El Al launch Heathrow online check-in
13.05.08 Heathrow boss to leave
13.05.08 Heathrow crash landing 'could have been caused by cold weather'
13.05.08 Caisse made 15% gain on sale of part of BAA stake
13.05.08 Airbus confirms new A380 delays
13.05.08 Heathrow – US airfares fall
13.05.08 PM’s electronic security did not cause Heathrow crash
13.05.08 Sick crew member sees Virgin Heathrow flight land in Ireland
13.05.08 Heathrow coach driver convicted over road rage
12.05.08 Virgin call for ‘truly open skies’
12.05.08 BA T5 move will not be completed until 2009
12.05.08 BA ‘risks revolt as dividend blocked’
12.05.08 BA seeks new operations director; potential Walsh successor
12.05.08 Etihad and bmi in cooperation talks
12.05.08 First OpenSkies plane ready for takeoff
11.05.08 US says planned new plane tax ‘illegal’
11.05.08 Continental boss predicts slump
11.05.08 T5 error allowed foreign passengers in unchecked
11.05.08 China announce passenger plane maker plan
10.05.08 Times says ‘BAA in grave danger’
10.05.08 Edinburgh Airport boss leaves for new BAA role
10.05.08 Banks downgrade easyJet, BA and Ryanair
10.05.08 BA could face city clash over director’s bonus
10.05.08 Virgin renew Tata IT contract
10.05.08 BA cut beef from economy menu
09.05.08 BA confirms June 5 start for next phase of T5
09.05.08 BAA struggling with refinancing
09.05.08 BAA shareholders to inject £400m emergency funding
09.05.08 OpenSkies June 19 launch for ORY - JFK route
08.05.08 BAA ‘unaware’; BA ‘failed for foresee’ Terminal 5 problems
08.05.08 Balpa / BA court date set
08.05.08 Foreign airport staff avoid criminal reference check
08.05.08 Co-op Travel MD slams BAA
08.05.08 Just 100,000 apply for BA / Virgin compensation
08.05.08 Archbishop backs Heathrow demo
07.05.08 BA passengers down 7.9 percent
07.05.08 New delays for A380?
07.05.08 MPs to quiz BA and BAA bosses today
07.05.08 Charity loses legal bid for BA / Virgin refunds
06.05.08 Broker cuts BA targets
06.05.08 bmi launch Heathrow – Sierra Leone flights
06.05.08 New Heathrow lounge for SAA
05.05.08 EU allows sale of airport slots
05.05.08 Virgin Heathrow lounge wins award
05.05.08 BA reveals ‘inspiration’ website
04.05.08 Former BA boss slams third runway plans
04.05.08 Boeing denies press reports of further Dreamliner delays
04.05.08 Retailers ‘mothball’ T5 stores; seek compensation
04.05.08 Fergie told off for texting at 20,000ft
04.05.08 Heathrow drug smugglers jailed for 50 years
04.05.08 Government pays over £1m for Heathrow and Gatwick airport lounges
03.05.08 US flights to fly slower to save fuel
03.05.08 Airlines to unite to combat fraud
03.05.08 BA appoints affiliate marketing agencies
03.05.08 Virgin use IT to improve Heathrow customer service
02.05.08 Union highlights aviation job loses
02.05.08 BAA confident T5 can cope with bank holiday weekend rush
02.05.08 BA.com received huge usage surge from 2006 terror alert
02.05.08 T5 checks failed to spot bullet in bag
02.05.08 Airport car raffle company issues profit warning
02.05.08 BA cut emissions with hybrid car order
02.05.08 Menzies wins Thai Heathrow contract
01.05.08 BA in ‘co-operation’ talks with American and Continental
01.05.08 BA bottom of lost bags league table
01.05.08 Airlines demand damages for Heathrow T4 transfer delays
01.05.08 Walsh: T5 ‘needs more time’; Heathrow ‘damaging Britain’
01.05.08 BA ‘casual racism’ whistleblower receives threats from fellow pilots
01.05.08 Heathrow expansion plans backed after debate
01.05.08 Airlines to boost asset values by adding slots to balance sheets
01.05.08 Virgin confirms axing in flight beauty treatments

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