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Sabre and British Airways sign new long-term global distribution agreement

Sabre and British Airways sign new long-term global distribution agreement

Sabre Travel Network, the world’s leading provider of high performance solutions for the travel industry, and British Airways, the UK’s leading international airline, have signed a new three-year global distribution agreement, providing agencies and corporations around the world with continued access to the airline’s full content and inventory via the Sabre global distribution system

BA and Iberia miss merger deadline

BA and Iberia miss merger deadline

3 April 2010 Airline News

British Airways’ merger with Iberia will not take place in the first quarter of this year as planned because of “technical issues”. However BA has quashed speculation that this was due to the disruption caused by the cabin crew strikes.

BA bearing up to cabin crew strike

30 March 2010 Airline News

British Airways has declared that the second strike is inflicting less financial and operational damage than the first, with losses of £5.5m a day compared to £7m of the original three-day strike. This puts the total cost of the two strikes by cabin crew at around £40m.

No talks planned ahead of BA strike

No talks planned ahead of BA strike

26 March 2010 Airline News

No further negotiations are planned between British Airways and the Unite union ahead of a strike by cabin crew at the airline, both parties have confirmed. Staff will walk out at midnight as part of four days of industrial action, with severe disruption expected across the British Airways network.

BA accused of attempting to ‘break’ Unite

BA accused of attempting to ‘break’ Unite

25 March 2010 Airline News

A number of leading employment relations experts have written to a leading British newspaper accusing British Airways chairman Willie Walsh of attempting to “break” Unite. However, the airline has fiercely rejected the accusations, arguing Walsh has been directly involved in intense negotiations with the union.