July 2010
30.07.10 BA announce £168m quarter loss
30.07.10 New contractor appointed for Heathrow T3 refurbishment
29.07.10 BAA question Government Heathrow policy
28.07.10 Government opposed to mixed mode
28.07.10 BAA reports lower first half loss
28.07.10 Walsh confident cabin crew dispute will be resolved
27.07.10 BA and Unite to meet at ACAS and in court !
26.07.10 Ping pong table installed in Terminal 3
25.07.10 Irish bomb hoaxer jailed
25.07.10 Toy gun sparks Heathrow alert
24.07.10 BA names 24 other airlines in cargo price fixing case
23.07.10 High speed rail link to Heathrow not good value for money
23.07.10 Laser attack on Heathrow flight
22.07.10 Flights affected by French air traffic control strike
21.07.10 Cabin crew reject BA pay offer
21.07.10 US approve BA / AA transatlantic joint venture
20.07.10 Big emissions cut targeted by BA
19.07.10 BA cabin crew racism claim over lost travel benefits
19.07.10 BA launch mobile boarding passes
19.07.10 Heathrow fire destroys $150,000 Canadian ski team equipment
18.07.10 BA flies in ground staff from US to train as strike cover cabin crew
18.07.10 Award for Heathrow duty free operator
17.07.10 BAA face strike threat
17.07.10 Passengers face fines at Heathrow Airport car parks
15.07.10 EU expects slots release to boost transatlantic competition
15.07.10 EU backs BA / AA transatlantic joint venture
15.07.10 New runways needed at Heathrow
13.07.10 BA, BAA and NATS ‘prefect flight’ test
13.07.10 Unite asks shareholders to press BA management on deal
13.07.10 BA fleet upgrade begins with first new long-haul aircraft delivery
12.07.10 BAA passengers down 1.7%
12.07.10 Heathrow has record day
12.07.10 Mobile boarding passes now available from Heathrow for American
11.07.10 Heathrow Express offer
11.07.10 T5C rail link cars arrive
10.07.10 EC set to clear BA / American alliance next week?
10.07.10 Council calls for Heathrow Airtrack stop in Putney
10.07.10 Big Heathrow warehouse fire
09.07.10 BA wants more deals after Iberia merger
09.07.10 Walsh wants APD scrapped when emissions trading is launched
09.07.10 Three more convicted over Heathrow liquid bomb plot
08.07.10 Beijing overtakes Heathrow
08.07.10 EgyptAir boost Heathrow flights
08.07.10 Virgin celebrate 10 years of Delhi flights
07.07.10 Walsh puts pressure on cabin crew as vote launched
06.07.10 BA passengers down 11.1 percent
06.07.10 BAA appoint new head of media
05.07.10 NATS boss criticises Government sell off plans
05.07.10 BA switch charity partner from UNICEF to Comic Relief
04.07.10 Second term for BAA chairman
03.07.10 American deal and new planes will allow more BA US routes
03.07.10 Cabin crew say BA dispute is 'trashing brand'
03.07.10 BA insurance deal reduces pension fund liability
02.07.10 T5 welcomes 50 millionth passenger
01.07.10 Unite 'neutral' on BA pay offer vote
June 2010
30.06.10 BA / Iberia sign Spanish merger document
30.06.10 BA crew praised in air incident reports
30.06.10 Delta Heathrow – Minneapolis flights to go daily
29.06.10 BA warn cabin over strikes; say 4500 to apply for new jobs
29.06.10 SAA cabin crew member faces drug smuggling charge
29.06.10 12 years for Heathrow drug smuggler
28.06.10 BA cabin crew ‘desperate’ for dispute to end, but ‘nil’ chance new offer will be accepted
28.06.10 Airline boss welcomes airport task force
28.06.10 Heathrow Airport parking not king of the search
27.06.10 Unite postpone strike vote to consider BA offer
27.06.10 Heathrow launch ‘shopping’ campaign
27.06.10 Award for Heathrow Hotel
26.06.10 BA make new offer to cabin crew
26.06.10 BMI launch ‘Friday bargains’
26.06.10 TAM announce Heathrow – Rio flights
25.06.10 BAA to spend £1bn a year on upgrades
25.06.10 New EU – US open skies deal signed
25.06.10 BA launch cabin crew recruitment drive
25.06.10 Ash cloud and BA strikes cost BAA £10m
24.06.10 Tuesday deadline for BA / Unite deal
23.06.10 Government considers NATS stake sale
23.06.10 BA secure deal with pensions trustees
23.06.10 Hackney man admits Heathrow drug smuggling
22.06.10 Segro finalises acquisition of BAA’s property venture stake
22.06.10 Heathrow celebrates Wimbledon
21.06.10 BA warn over likely APD rise
21.06.10 Unite expected to launch fresh BA strike ballot
20.06.10 BA announce private jet service
20.06.10 Vuvuzelas banned from Heathrow hotel
19.06.10 Unite plans fresh BA strike ballot
17.06.10 BA and cabin crew union talks deadlocked
17.06.10 London Assembly vows to fight ‘back door’ Heathrow expansion
16.06.10 Government putting together airports taskforce
15.06.10 Government plans tighter border contols
15.06.10 Heathrow Airport launch Cycle2Work scheme
14.06.10 BAA could sell Italian airport
14.06.10 Heathrow Express improves T4 service
13.06.10 ACAS puts forward fresh BA dispute proposals
12.06.10 BA ‘to favour Spain after Heathrow runway blocked’
12.06.10 EU sets BA / Iberia merger investigation deadline
11.06.10 BAA passengers down 4.5% on ash and strikes
11.06.10 BA cabin crew plan fresh strike vote
11.06.10 Walsh declines bonus; new bonus link to ‘improving staff relations’
10.06.10 Walsh winning battle with cabin crew?
10.06.10 Romanian stowaway found at Heathrow freed without charge
09.06.10 BA has most usable travel website
08.06.10 BA's Walsh will ‘hold out for as long as it takes’
08.06.10 Unite takes BA battle to parliament
07.06.10 Walsh: travel benefits not main strike issue
07.06.10 Flatbeds on all Continental Heathrow flights
07.06.10 Lady Gaga outfit sees her sent for full body scan at Heathrow
06.06.10 BA adds more flights as more cabin crew ignore strike
06.06.10 Union boosts BA strike pay
05.06.10 BA cabin crew start final strike
05.06.10 American Airlines fined over Heathrow accident
05.06.10 Iberia buy five planes and sell them to BA
04.06.10 BA May passengers down 14.2%
04.06.10 BA ‘worst airline for baggage problems’
03.06.10 BA / Iberia merger is ‘on schedule’
03.06.10 Emirates brings forward second Heathrow A380
02.06.10 BA strike rumbles on
02.06.10 Delta to use Heathrow Yotel as arrivals lounge
02.06.10 BA mag shows Osama Bin Laden as frequent flyer !
01.06.10 BA and Unite in fresh talks
01.06.10 Heathrow hotels benefit from ash chaos
May 2010
31.05.10 BA say more flights operated as strike support wanes
31.05.10 ACAS to arrange more BA strike talks
31.05.10 Qantas to boost Heathrow – Melbourne A380 flights
30.05.10 BA cabin crew on strike again
30.05.10 Concorde could fly again
30.05.10 Air Canada launch Heathrow – St Johns flights
30.05.10 Five arrested in Australia after Heathrow drugs find
29.05.10 No agreement after fresh BA strike talks
28.05.10 New Transport Minister vows to end ‘Heathrow hassle’
28.05.10 10 injured after Heathrow flight hits turbulence
27.05.10 Talks resume as BA increase strike flight schedule
26.05.10 BA may go back to courts on strike
26.05.10 Unions don't want Walsh in negotiations
26.05.10 BA strikes could cost it £1.4bn in revenues
25.05.10 Runway plans dropped
24.05.10 BA cabin crew strike
23.05.10 More BA strike talks after disruption
22.05.10 Fresh talks for BA and Unite
22.05.10 Boris wants Heathrow congestion charge
21.05.10 BA announce £531m loss
21.05.10 Heathrow Airport launch passenger magazine
20.05.10 BA cabin crew free to strike
19.05.10 Union to receive BA strike judgement tomorrow
19.05.10 American upgrades Heathrow Airport lounge
18.05.10 Court blocks BA strike, Unite to appeal
18.05.10 BA to report largest ever loss; focus on alliances
17.05.10 BA and Unite to meet transport minister, at ACAS and in court today
17.05.10 ABTA: airport expansion ban will severely damage UK
17.05.10 Delta adds Heathrow – New York flight
15.05.10 BA to seek injunction to block strikes
14.05.10 BA to operate 60% long haul, 50% short haul during strikes
14.05.10 BA pilots back pension fund changes
13.05.10 Government scraps Heathrow / Stansted runway plans
13.05.10 Virgin in the firing line after BA price fixing trial collapses
13.05.10 BMI adds capacity during BA strike
13.05.10 No increase in capacity and higher fares for Virgin
12.05.10 Air France could use A380 superjumbo on Paris flights
11.05.10 20 days of BA strikes; union urges more talks
11.05.10 BA slam cabin crew strike; contingency plans in place
10.05.10 Passengers down 22.7% at BAA airports
10.05.10 BA price fixing trial has collapsed
10.05.10 BA staff to discuss strike ballot
09.05.10 Ash cloud closes European airports and hits transatlantic flights
08.05.10 BA cabin crew reject offer
07.05.10 BMI to cut domestic routes; shift focus to links to Lufthansa hubs
07.05.10 BA passengers down 22.4% in April (based on actual passengers)
07.05.10 BA sack another Unite worker as strike vote expected
06.05.10 BMI makes €45m quarter loss
05.05.10 EU ministers discuss ash cloud problems
04.05.10 United and Continental agree merger deal
04.05.10 BA OpenSkies launch Washington service
03.05.10 Walsh calls union bizarre and slams airspace closure
02.05.10 BA cabin crew call for 12 day strike
02.05.10 Passengers on BA long-haul flight ‘caught short’ as toilets closed
02.05.10 Engineer fined £1500 for careless driving on Heathrow runway
01.05.10 Flybe backs third runway; wants protected regional slots
April 2010
30.04.10 Ash chaos cost Heathrow / Stansted £28m
30.04.10 Virgin Atlantic 'confessions' questioned
29.04.10 Defence lawyer says BA and Virgin ‘not a cartel’
29.04.10 BMI open ‘London Room’ Heathrow lounge
28.04.10 Union ask cabin crew to reject BA offer
28.04.10 Branson asked exec to ‘sound out’ BA on surcharge change
28.04.10 EC says airlines can receive state aid over volcano crisis
27.04.10 BA executives price fixing trial begins
27.04.10 BAA sells stake in property firm to Segro
26.04.10 Over 30,000 passengers still stuck abroad
26.04.10 BAA launch Heathrow Airport app
25.04.10 Online vote for BA cabin crew on peace deal / strikes
25.04.10 BA lays on extra flights to bring back stranded passengers
24.04.10 Airlines seek volunteers to give up seats for stranded passengers
24.04.10 BA accused of profiteering
23.04.10 Virgin face price fixing probe after Cathay turns whistleblower
23.04.10 BA’s Walsh ‘forced ash flight backdown’
23.04.10 Airlines press for ash compensation
22.04.10 Flights will not be back to normal until next week at least
22.04.10 ‘UK £5bn worse off’ if Heathrow runway built
22.04.10 Heathrow campaigner’s runway legal costs success
21.04.10 Flights allowed to take off again
21.04.10 Flights take off again
21.04.10 Huge repatriation effort takes off as UK airports open
21.04.10 BA seeks compensation for flight chaos
20.04.10 Flights shutdown costing BAA £5m - £6m a day
20.04.10 Plan for Heathrow night flights to clear passenger backlog
19.04.10 Airports still closed: Navy to help bring back stranded passengers
19.04.10 BA ash test flight
19.04.10 BA to launch new first class cabin today
18.04.10 Flight ban extended
18.04.10 Blue1 goes double daily on Heathrow – Helsinki route
17.04.10 No flights again today
17.04.10 Kingfisher launch Heathrow – Delhi flights
16.04.10 Flights grounded at least until Saturday
16.04.10 Lufthansa add Heathrow – Dresden flights
15.04.10 Conservatives and Liberals will revise APD and block new runways
15.04.10 BA to increase Africa routes
14.04.10 Most pople ‘happy to go through naked scanners’
14.04.10 BMI ‘around for the long haul’
13.04.10 Labour will back Heathrow runway, but block others
13.04.10 BA make new offer to union
13.04.10 Virgin urge EU to block BA / AA deal
12.04.10 Passengers down 1.5% at BAA airports; up 0.4% at Heathrow
12.04.10 BA executives price fixing trial starts today
11.04.10 Accident investigators call for change in procedures
11.04.10 Beijing to overtake Heathrow
09.04.10 BA and Unite talking again
08.04.10 BA / Iberia finally sign merger deal
08.04.10 BA passenger traffic down 11%
06.04.10 Anger over BA bosses pay deal
04.04.10 Flights disrupted over control tower false alarm
02.04.10 New art at T5
01.04.10 Armed robbers jailed after historic no jury trial
01.04.10 Nordic unions plan BA sympathy strikes
01.04.10 BA and Iberia miss merger deadline
01.04.10 Security scare at Heathrow over Dr Who’s sonic screwdriver
March 2010
31.03.10 BMI target BA business passengers
31.03.10 BA bottom of Aussie passenger poll
31.03.10 BA to shut New York JFK cargo operation
30.03.10 Children must go through body scanners
30.03.10 BA operating majority of flights during strike
30.03.10 Brazilian airline switches Heathrow terminals
29.03.10 Unite slam BA 'con trick'; plan more strikes
29.03.10 Lufthansa expand UK services
28.03.10 Conservatives say unions 'scent weakness'
28.03.10 Virgin wants BA / AA to give up more Heathrow slots
27.03.10 High Court orders review of airport expansion
27.03.10 BA to fly 75% of passengers during strike
26.03.10 BA and cabin crew no closer to agreement
26.03.10 BA pilot holiday pay dispute referred to EU
26.03.10 76 year old drug smuggler jailed
25.03.10 BA withdraw perks from striking cabin crew
25.03.10 More illegal worker arrests at Heathrow freight companies
25.03.10 Heathrow world’s best for duty free
24.03.10 Third runway benefits slashed by Government
24.03.10 BA to operate more flights during second strike
24.03.10 Police warn Heathrow employee over naked scanner image comments
23.03.10 BA strike costs £7m a day
23.03.10 BA flights returning to normal after strike
23.03.10 Ex-soldier jailed for air rage attack
22.03.10 War of words continues as BA strike enters third day
21.03.10 Union / BA dispute strike affects
21.03.10 Unite urge BA board to step in
20.03.10 BA cabin crew strike after talks fail
20.03.10 BA / Iberia merger to be sealed next week
19.03.10 BA to operate more strike flights
18.03.10 Unions agree BA pension cuts
18.03.10 BMI to launch Heathrow – Berlin service
17.03.10 BA and union war of words
17.03.10 Unite meet US union on BA strike
16.03.10 BA to carry 60% of passengers during first strike
16.03.10 Brown says BA strike ‘unjustified and deplorable’
15.03.10 Transport minister says BA strike ‘totally unjustified’
15.03.10 BA to announce strike affected flights
14.03.10 Walsh 'will not let union ruin BA’
14.03.10 Emirates to add another A380 on Heathrow – Dubai route
13.03.10 BA cabin crew strike dates set
13.03.10 Heathrow – Taipei flights announced
12.03.10 Union to announce BA strike dates today
12.03.10 Union may ballot BA ground staff
11.03.10 Union discuss strike dates after BA talks fail
11.03.10 BAA sees first passenger rise in 2 years
11.03.10 EU likely to approve BA / AA alliance after slot deal
10.03.10 BA strike talks deadline extended
10.03.10 Councils want new Heathrow regulator
09.03.10 Hopes of avoiding BA strike in the balance
08.03.10 New A380 departure procedure to reduce emissions
08.03.10 SAS add Heathrow – Stockholm flight
07.03.10 Tobacco seizure first at Heathrow
06.03.10 Unite offer pay freeze and 'new fleet' to avert BA strike
06.03.10 Contract signed to build new Heathrow terminal
05.03.10 Virgin plan Ghana service
05.03.10 BT lose BAA airports wi-fi contract
04.03.10 1000 cabin crew staff and wet lease planes to help BA break strike
04.03.10 BA passenger traffic up 1.1%
04.03.10 BA aim to sign Iberia merger by end of Q1
03.03.10 RAF jets scrambled after woman tried to enter plane cockpit
02.03.10 Airlines dismiss ‘Boris Island’ airport
02.03.10 Walsh urges BA staff to ‘pull together’ to beat strike
01.03.10 Big fall in BA sales on strike fears
01.03.10 Continental launch mobile boarding passes at Heathrow
February 2010
28.02.10 BA run ‘ghost flights’ to train strike breaking cabin crew
28.02.10 Flight to Heathrow cancelled after rat spotted in overhead lockers
27.02.10 BA cabin crew back negotiations
25.02.10 150kg drugs find at Heathrow
24.02.10 BA strike delayed during talks
24.02.10 O’Leary urges BA to take on union
24.02.10 BA in court again – this time over pilot holiday pay
23.02.10 BA make global marketing appointment
22.02.10 Heathrow recovering quicker than European rivals
22.02.10 BA cabin crew vote to strike
21.02.10 3500 staff to help BA break strike
20.02.10 Suspended sentence for drunk pilot
19.02.10 Unite lose BA High Court challenge
18.02.10 S&P downgrade BA debt
17.02.10 Third runway judicial review next week
17.02.10 Heathrow boutique hotel to reopen after refit
16.02.10 New full body scanners may be unlawful
16.02.10 US turn back BA Mexico bound flight
15.02.10 BA announce biofuel plant plans
14.02.10 BA / AA to receive US antitrust approval
13.02.10 76 year old admits drug smuggling charges
12.02.10 15 BA cabin crew suspended over web comments
12.02.10 Three arrested after 54kg Heathrow cocaine find
11.02.10 Snow hits BAA passengers
10.02.10 BA ask former cabin crew to help cover strike
10.02.10 BA passengers down again
10.02.10 Virgin axe Heathrow – Mauritius route
09.02.10 Labour continue to back third runway
09.02.10 Ice ‘probably’ caused BA Heathrow crash
08.02.10 BA cut Australian flights
08.02.10 Tripadvisor reviews added to BA website
07.02.10 Criminal investigation over runway expansion ‘cover up’
07.02.10 IBM update BMI’s self-service check-in options
06.02.10 Government could be fined over Heathrow pollution
05.02.10 Smaller loss at BA on cost cutting
05.02.10 BA and Unite talking again
04.02.10 BA / Iberia have not fixed merger date
04.02.10 Heathrow Airtrack inquiry delayed again
03.02.10 BA cabin crew changes to save £80m
03.02.10 Heathrow immigration blunder
02.02.10 Passengers warned 'no body scan, no flight'
02.02.10 BA / AA concessions on transatlantic partnership
01.02.10 Report says flight management changes could cut emissions by up to 95%
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