British Airways and its 4,300 pilots have been locked in a nine-month pay dispute that could disrupt or alter the travel plans of nearly 300,000 people
British Airways
Airbus A350
British Airways debuts upgraded A350 on Dubai-London route
British Airways product manager Duncan Roberts says the airline’s Club World Suite is better than Emirates 777
Aviation
British Airways customers left furious after cancellation confusion
Passengers were initially told flights on September 8 were cancelled as a result of pilot strike action
Air France
Revealed: Top 10 best airlines for travelling with kids
Emirates named as most family-friendly carrier in new global list
Airbus A350
British Airways picks Dubai to launch first A350 route
UK flag carrier says its first A350 aircraft will make long-haul debut on route to Dubai on September 2
aerospace manufacturing
For Airbus, capitalising on Boeing’s woes is challenging
Since the MAX crisis, Boeing has seen “no major cancellations of orders – Saudi budget carrier Flyadeal deal had been provisional
Alex Cruz
Summer travel chaos for British Airways passengers as pilots vote to strike
Dates for a walkout haven’t been finalised, the union said, adding that negotiations are on hold until after the court proceedings
Aviation
Egypt criticises BA for ‘unilateral’ decision to ground flights
German carrier Lufthansa, which had also suspended flights to Cairo from Munich and Frankfurt on Saturday without giving a reason, resumed operations Sunday
Aviation
Business as usual for Emirates and Etihad on Cairo route
British Airways suspended flights to the Egyptian capital on security grounds
Aviation
British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days on security grounds
German carrier Lufthansa said it was suspending flights to Cairo from Munich and Frankfurt just for Saturday without giving any reason
Alex Cruz
British Airways fined $229m over computer theft of passenger data
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh said it would consider appealing the fine as it seeks ‘to take all appropriate steps to defend the airline’s position vigorously’
Abu Dhabi
Passengers’ fury at British Airways after Abu Dhabi flight cancellations
British Airways has cancelled or rerouted direct flights from the UAE to the UK
British Airways
Emirates reroutes flights amid US-Iran crisis
Some of the world’s leading carriers suspend flights over the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran
Abu Dhabi
Dubai to London: who will be king of the skies?
As the International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects Middle Eastern carriers to report an $800m net profit in 2019, London to Dubai carriers are battling sky high competition
Aviaiton
British Airways to launch flights to Dammam
British Airways flight will land in Bahrain first before continuing to Dammam
airport passengers
Heathrow tops 80m passengers as runway plan nears crunch
Heathrow’s runways have been crammed since the start of the decade, leading airlines to upgauge to larger jets such as Airbus’ A380 superjumbo and the latest A350
Aviation
British Airways reveals plan to cope with DXB runway closure
UK flag carrier says it will operate a larger A380 to Dubai so it can fly as many passengers as possible during runway disruption