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British Airways plane windscreen cracked by block of ice at 35,000 feet

The Boeing 777 aircraft cruising at 35,000 feet was making the journey from London Gatwick to San Jose in Costa Rica on Christmas Day

British Airways aims to be 1st to use sustainable commercial aviation fuel

British Airways will become the first airline to use sustainable aviation fuel produced on a commercial scale in the UK after signing a multi-year agreement with Phillips 66 Limited.

British Airways to resume Chennai-London flights from Thursday

British Airways said on Wednesday it will resume its Chennai-London flights, which had stopped in May last year due to COVID-19, from Thursday onwards.

UK launches investigation into British Airways, Ryanair over refunds

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into flag carrier, British Airways (BA) and the Irish airline Ryanair

British Airways, Ryanair face UK probe over denied flight refunds

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority said it has opened enforcement cases against both airlines on Wednesday.

British Airways owner IAG boosts liquidity with $1 bn convertible bond

IAG said it would raise 825 million euros ($1 billion) from a convertible bond, the group's latest move to strengthen its balance sheet as travel remains at very low levels during the pandemic.

British Airways owner IAG raises $1.4 billion to ride out travel turmoil

IAG, which is burning through about 185 million euros a week as a result of the pandemic, has been cutting costs while flying only 20% of its normal capacity

British Airways calls for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions

Holidays will not be allowed at least until May 17, the government has said, on April 12, Britain will announce how and when non-essential travel into and out of the country can resume

Pandemic pushes British Airways-owner IAG to record $9 billion loss

The group, which also owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, has been trying to boost its finances as the crisis drags on

British Airways, Virgin baulk at refunds as UK tells travellers not to fly

IAG SA-owned BA will grant ticket holders a voucher or let them switch to a later date, it said. It said it will only refund fares if the airline cancels a flight

A confident Virgin Atlantic to double down on Indian aviation market

The propensity to travel amongst Indians is going up as is their willingness to pay, says Alex Mcewan, Virgin Atlantic Country Manager-India

British Airways owner IAG posts 1.3 bn euro loss in 3rd qtr, cuts schedule

The loss was far larger than the 920 million euros forecast by analysts, illustrating the scale of the challenge faced by IAG's new boss Luis Gallego who took over in September

UK govt fines British Airways $25 million for failures in 2018 data hack

Britain's information commissioner has fined British Airways $25 million for failing to protect personal data for some 400,000 customers, the largest fine the agency has ever issued

British Airways CEO Alex Cruz replaced as company fights for survival

British Airways CEO Alex Cruz has been replaced after 4 1/2 years on the job as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world.

British Airways says Covid-19 pandemic likely to cost 10,000 jobs

The flagship U.K. carrier has seen 7,200 people leave as of last week, Chief Executive Officer Alex Cruz told lawmakers in London on Wednesday

British Airways to start flights from London to Hyderabad starting Sept 12

As of now, the UK-based carrier has only been operating outbound flights from Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana, under the bilateral air bubble pact between India and the UK.

How IndiGo CEO sees aviation shaping up amid worst crisis in history

Dutta is convinced that no matter where we find ourselves today, one cannot go wrong with the Indian aviation market

British Airways: Thousands to lose jobs as airline pushes ahead with cuts

British Airways, owned by IAG , said in April it would need to axe up to 12,000 of its 42,000 staff to survive the Covid-19 pandemic and remain competitive

British Airways owner IAG to raise $3.27 billion amid aviation crisis

Airlines around the world have been brought to their knees by the halt to flights, forcing tens of thousands of job cuts

British Airways owner IAG to raise $3.3 billion to ride out Covid-19 crisis

Airlines around the world have been brought to their knees by the halt to flights