British Airways News
British Airways confirms staff furlough
British Airways is making use of the Covid-19 job retention scheme on offer in the UK, with as many as 30,00 staff set to be furloughed. Under this scheme, employees will receive 80 per cent of their base pay and of certain allowances.
International Airlines Group scraps annual dividend
Stephen Gunning, chief financial officer for the company, said all profit for the financial year would now be allocated to the voluntary reserve in order to protect the liquidity of the company.
British Airways expected to furlough thousands of staff
British Airways is expected to announce it will suspend 36,000 staff as the carrier battles the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. However, no staff are expected to be made redundant.
British Airways to temporarily halt Gatwick operations
A brief statement from the British flag-carrier said: “Due to the considerable restrictions and challenging market environment, like many other airlines, we will temporarily suspend our flying schedule at Gatwick.”
British Airways extends revolving credit facility
British Airways-owner IAG added it was exploring a number of operational and treasury initiatives to improve further its cash flow and liquidity and would update the market in due course.
Chancellor Sunak rules out support for UK aviation sector
Having previously pledged to work with carriers to overcome the financial difficulties created by the coronavirus pandemic, chancellor Rishi Sunak has now advised airlines to find other forms of funding.
Hospitality industry widens battle against plastic
British Airways and Radisson Hotel Group have become the latest hospitality organisations to outline plans to reduce dependence on single-use plastic.
British Airways launches Royal Air Maroc codeshare
British Airways and Royal Air Maroc have announced a new codeshare agreement which will open up new routes across Morocco including Casablanca and Agadir.
British Airways adds summer Newquay connection
British Airways is launching a summer route between London Heathrow and Newquay. The move adds to the new routes the airline has already announced for the summer to Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro and Turkey.
British Airways cancels all mainland China flights
In a statement, British Airways, which operates daily flights to Shanghai and Beijing from Heathrow, announced the suspension of departures to and from mainland China “with immediate effect”.
van Enk appointed head of distribution at British Airways
British Airways has appointed Rogier van Enk to the role of head of distribution, reporting to chief commercial officer, Andrew Brem.
British Airways partners with Team GB and ParalympicsGB for Tokyo 2020
British Airways has been appointed the official airline partner of Team GB and ParalympicsGB ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.