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			<title>Battle of the skies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's not all bad news for business class passengers: take a closer look at the services on offer.]]></description>
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			<title>BA chief upbeat on demand for Saudi flights</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Willie Walsh sees opportunities in kingdom, capacity set to rise on Jeddah route.]]></description>
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			<title>Drastic times call for drastic measures</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[After a year of huge profit losses BA is now selling advertising space to other brands on its website.]]></description>
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			<title>45% of BA's Mideast staff volunteer for unpaid leave</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Almost half of regional workforce agree to help airline during global downturn.]]></description>
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			<title>BA to increase capacity on Jeddah route</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UK carrier intends to increase the number of seats on Jeddah service by 50%.]]></description>
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			<title>BA insists no target set for Mideast job cuts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British carrier says Middle East staff are so far not being considered for redundancies.]]></description>
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			<title>BA: No Mideast staff will be asked to work without pay</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: British carrier responds to UK media claims that staff will not be paid for 1 month.]]></description>
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			<title>BA poised for return to Saudi, sets fares</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Weekly flights to Riyadh, Jeddah to start on June 1, economy fares on UK carrier set at $672.]]></description>
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			<title>BA capacity boost</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As BA boosts Middle East capacity by 35%, incoming area commercial manager, Paolo De Renzis, explains the reasons for adopting the strategy.]]></description>
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			<title>Concorde wanted as Dubai tourist attraction - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British Airways says it is looking at options for future of world's most famous passenger jet.]]></description>
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			<title>BA announces 35% increase in Mideast flights</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UK carrier's summer schedule includes 66 weekly flights from eight GCC markets.]]></description>
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			<title>BA sees Mideast avoiding big cuts amid global crisis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Regional commercial chief says its business as usual but does not rule out 'adjustments'.]]></description>
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			<title>Best of British</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The end of 2008 saw British Airways celebrating 40 years since it began operating flights to the UAE’s capital. ]]></description>
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			<title>12 Hours at Terminal 5</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It may sound like an ordeal, but Gemma Greenwood found it was only just time enough to sample all that this new airport terminal at London Heathrow has to offer.]]></description>
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			<title>Join the club</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[BA is rolling out Club World, promising one of the most comfortable business class seats in the sky.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai in BA's top 10 destinations for 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Airline predicts emirate will be one of most popular choices for holidays for Brits during next year.]]></description>
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			<title>Top 10 airports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Despite this year's economic downturn, growth of airport passenger throughput has remained robust.]]></description>
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			<title>British Airways, Qantas confirm merger talks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tie-up between BA, Qantas, Spain's Iberia would create world's biggest airline.]]></description>
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			<title>BA resumes flights to Saudi Arabia</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: UK-based carrier also says it expects Middle East revenues to remain steady.]]></description>
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			<title>BA half the price of competitors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UK carrier says its bargain January fares are timely given the current economic crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Airlines resilient to impact of downturn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carriers operating in Middle East roll out expansion plans in region despite credit crunch.]]></description>
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			<title>BA adds fourth daily flight on London-Dubai route</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UK carrier says additional service in response to demand, will start on Jan 2, 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>BA drops fuel surcharge for UAE passengers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British carrier, which operates 28 weekly flights to UAE, makes move as oil price falls.]]></description>
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			<title>The IT factor…</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Small but perfectly formed, the second Business Travel Show Dubai received a mixed reception from exhibitors who felt the corporate travel market was missing in the visitor mix. Kathi Everden reports.]]></description>
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			<title>All eyes on OpenSkies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The MD of start-up BA subsidiary Open Skies, Dale Moss, tells Gemma Greenwood why the premium airline has a “heck of a chance” of surviving.]]></description>
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			<title>OpenSkies looks east</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The BA subsidiary is looking to serve destinations east of Europe, ATN can reveal.]]></description>
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			<title>Terminal turnaround for BA</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carrier says its T5 facility is running smoothly as it prepares to switch remaining long-haul flights to the terminal.]]></description>
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			<title>Bad news bears see no value in value</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Who would be a stock picker in the Gulf? Despite the market's downward direction  analysts tell us there's value to be had out there.]]></description>
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			<title>What makes Willie weep</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British Airways CEO Willie Walsh faces his toughest challenge yet in his plans for an alliance with AA.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: CEO Willie Walsh rounds on 'bleating' Branson over transatlantic move.]]></description>
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