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  Should BA Cabin Crew Fire Unite?

  Posted by Robert Wall 2:47 PM on Feb 09, 2011

  British Airways cabin crew may be wondering why both the airline’s management and the Unite union are aligned against them. In the battle with BA, the cabin crew for the sec... Read More >>

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  Government Reaction to Terrorist Attempt is Sensible

  Posted by Frank Jackman 8:05 PM on Nov 02, 2010

  The extent of changes to air cargo screening in the wake of last week's shipment from Yemen of explosives hidden in printer cartridges will depend on how governments react to the t... Read More >>

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  BA's 777-300ER Arrives

  Posted by Robert Wall 11:06 AM on Jul 12, 2010

  British Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER and expects to take two more of the long-range widebodies this year. The move is part of a larger widebody fleet up... Read More >>

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  BA: Volcano cools down, strike heats up

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:26 AM on May 24, 2010

  Talks over the weekend between British Airways and the Unite union provided ample theater but little apparent progress and, in the end, the cabin crew strike that was due to commen... Read More >>

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  ITN Video On BA Strike

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 8:43 PM on Mar 22, 2010

  ITN does an update on the cabin crew strike hitting British Airways. The report says 98% of cabin crew showed up for work at Gatwick, and 62% at Heathrow; the union Unite disputes ... Read More >>

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  Damn You Pilots!

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:25 AM on Feb 26, 2010

  Unite, the union representing British Airways cabin crew, is increasingly vocal about its anger at some of the airline’s pilots for offering to help work as cabin crew in ... Read More >>

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  AA/BA: Reading the Market

  Posted by Robert Wall 4:29 PM on Feb 15, 2010

  The announcement that the U.S. is asking for only small concessions from American and BA to allow the oneworld transatlantic anti-trust immunity to go through has been well receive... Read More >>

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  BA, Union Standoff Escalates

  Posted by Robert Wall 1:25 PM on Jan 18, 2010

  The battle between British Airways and its cabin crew is getting tougher. Is it a sign of what's to come? Unite, the labor union is ready to call a new strike vote for its B... Read More >>

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  No Rush in BA, Iberia Deal

  Posted by Robert Wall 6:37 AM on Nov 13, 2009

  British Airways and Iberia are following the lead of Air France-KLM, about taking your time and not forcing the two entities together too quickly. There’s certainly been no ... Read More >>

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  LCY-JFK, Double or Nothing

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:48 AM on Oct 13, 2009

  There is still a lot of questions out there whether British Airways' bet on connecting London City with New York JFK is badly timed, although the airline insists it has reviewed th... Read More >>

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