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  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    UK faces summer of travel chaos as strike threats spread

    BA check-in staff at Heathrow vote to walk out during school holidays and rail talks break up without deal

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Airlines have made promises they are unable to deliver

    Companies should trim flights now to prevent a summer of chaos

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    News in-depthAirlines
    Airlines call on UK to ease visa rules amid mounting travel chaos

    Special permits for aviation staff urged to address shortages as demand soars

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Airlines
    BA faces new disruption as union threatens strike in summer peak

    500 staff balloted over pay dispute at Heathrow

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    International Airlines Group
    BA owner provides boost for Boeing with order of 50 737 Max jets

    Seattle-based aerospace group has grappled with delayed deliveries and lost business to Airbus

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    BA chief overhauls management after staff shortages and flight cancellations

    Sean Doyle puts new executives in charge of airline’s operations, technology and customer services

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    International Airlines Group
    BA cuts flights as it struggles to rehire after axing 10,000 staff

    UK carrier reduces equivalent of 8,000 round trips just as passengers begin to flood back

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    BA flight cancellations extended to June

    Airlines have been forced to trim schedules owing to staff shortages

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    UK business & economy
    British travellers warned to prepare for extensive Easter delays

    Staff shortages, seized ferries and engineering work expected to affect plans as holiday demand soars

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    News in-depth
    Travel chaos raises stakes for BA as airline battles to restore its lustre

    UK carrier has been hit hard as wider industry grapples with surge of pent-up demand

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    BA and easyJet can’t play blame game over flights chaos

    Ragged reopening could have long-lasting reputational consequences for airlines

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    BA flights disrupted and cancelled at Heathrow after IT failure

    Passengers report being stuck on planes and missing connections in latest mishap for airline

  • Saturday, 26 February, 2022
    IT failure forces BA to halt short-haul flights from Heathrow

    Airline says disruption is due to problems with computer hardware and not a cyber attack

  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
    BA offers one-off bonus to pilots and crew to rebuild relations with staff

    Rewards are part of pledge by boss to restore morale among workers

  • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    British Airways has a nostalgia problem

    The premium service the airline can offer will inevitably disappoint, but is the right approach

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    BA boss pledges to rebuild its reputation for premium service

    Sean Doyle aims to fend off low-cost rivals and restore airline as main driver of IAG profits

  • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
    James Max
    Rich People’s Problems: Living the high life on private jets

    Covid has magnified all the faff and time spent queueing for commercial flights

  • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
    BA pilots back deal to open new lower-cost subsidiary at Gatwick

    Support revives hopes of restructuring short-haul operation to match rivals such as easyJet

  • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
    Airlines
    UK drops BA and Ryanair probe into Covid refunds for passengers

    Regulator scraps investigation because of lack of clarity in law

  • Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
    BA to rehire some of thousands of staff laid off during pandemic

    Union says airline to take on about 3,000 cabin crew but questions new conditions

  • Thursday, 23 September, 2021
    BA axes plans to create low-cost subsidiary at Gatwick

    Pilots’ union refuses to back short-haul initiative but says it remains ‘open to future negotiations’

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    BA warns it could sell Gatwick slots if deal with unions collapses

    Airline in ‘advanced negotiations’ over creation of new lower-cost subsidiary at UK’s second-biggest airport

  • Friday, 27 August, 2021
    British Airways hopes it’s third time lucky for low-cost plan

    UK’s flag carrier bets on brand loyalty as it returns to short-haul flying out of Gatwick

  • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
    Airlines
    British Airways plans new low-cost short-haul business at Gatwick

    Airline looks to shake up routes at UK’s second busiest airport in wake of pandemic effect on travel

  • Monday, 2 August, 2021
    Army UK
    BA flight was ‘exploited’ to carry UK special forces to Kuwait, says former diplomat

    Anthony Paice says British military used scheduled passenger service to fly in intelligence team as Iraqi forces invaded in 1990

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