British Airways today announced the launch of British Airways Business Opportunity Grants across India as part of the airline's commitment to help the country's more than 13 million Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and to help stimulate local business.The global economic downturn saw business travel budgets slashed by more than 56 per cent over the last 12 months. British Airways Business Opportunity...
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Iberia planes are seen at Barajas airport in Madrid, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. British Airways PLCIberia and British Airways have approved an agreement establishing the basis for a merger, the Spanish carrier said late Thursday.Iberia called it a "binding agreement" aimed at creating one of the world's largest airline groups, with a fleet of 419 aircraft flying to 205 destinations.The company would...
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Most of the comment thus far on the British Airways merger with Iberia has focused on the impact on s......
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British Airways today sought to dampen concerns that it will be forced to hand over v......
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British Airways PLC Monday played down the threat of strikes as soon as Dec. 21 and left the door open for union talks.The Unite union representing 14,000 British Airways cabin crew hasn't officially opened a ballot on whether to take strike action but will do so shortly, a person familiar with the matter said. The person said Unite was in the process of notifying BA, which is a legal requirement before...
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Ambulance staff were called to treat six passengers at Heathrow airport after they fainted while on a British Airways flight from the US.None of those assessed needed hospital treatment and all were able to continue their journeys, the airline said.London Ambulance Service was asked to meet the flight from Newark at Terminal Five at 0650 GMT on Saturday.Emergency services teams initially wore protective...
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British Airways on Monday launched British Airways Business Opportunity Grants across India as part of its commitment to help India’s more than 13 million SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and to help stimulate local business. Fifty SMEs will be awarded grants giving them free travel for one year to help support their business and seek out new opportunities, says a release.©...
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Airways and Spain's Iberia Airlines have created Europe's third largest airline through a 4.4 billion pound all-share merger.According to The Telegraph, the deal was inked after 16 months of on-off negotiations.According to deal, British Airways shareholders will have a 55 percent stake in the new combined company, while the remaining 45 percent stake will be with shareholders of Iberia Airlines.After...
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British Airways Plc could revive plans for a tie-up with Qantas Airways Ltd, using its merger with Spain’s Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA as a template, Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh told the Financial Times.The Iberia model would allow Qantas to retain a separate brand and home base, Walsh said, according to the report. There are no plans to pursue a tie-up at present, and the “quite negative”...
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Airways and Spain's Iberia Airlines have created Europe's third largest airline through a 4.4 billion pound all-share merger.According to The Telegraph, the deal was inked after 16 months of on-off negotiations.According to deal, British Airways shareholders will have a 55 percent stake in the new combined company, while the remaining 45 percent stake will be with shareholders of Iberia Airlines.After...
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