British Airways flies toward biofuel planes
Times Online (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
British Airways has taken a big step towards using biofuels in its jets by starting trials in conjunction with Rolls-Royce.
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Queen's visit to Bermuda
What was the score by Chicago Addic (Free subscription) | yesterday
I've met the Queen, well seen her at close quarters a couple of times in my life (I agree that's not quite the same) but each time I was obviously intrigued and nosey enough to make a small effort to stand and stare. I'm not much of a royalist but I accept them for what they are and soley on the basis that every American I have ever met (if a corgi breaks wind it makes the American news networks)...
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Her Majesty bids farewell
Newsday (Free subscription) | yesterday
AT ABOUT 8.20 pm last evening, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, left aboard a British Airways jet after a three-day state visit to Trinidad and Tobago (TT).
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British Air Spot Next to Plane Crash Coverage on CNN
ChasNote (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
I’m watching CNN on a Virgin America flight from JFK to SFO, and the lead story (at 10:25am Eastern) is the crash of a cargo plane near Shanghai that killed all 3 Americans on board. At the next break, the second commercial is for British Airways — a spot built around China’s Canton Fair, [...]
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BA targeted – by an airline it part owns
The Independent (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
British Airways is facing an unprecedented campaign to poach its passengers – conducted by an airline which it part owns.
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Queen to Commonwealth leaders: fight climate change
What Really happened (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Queen Elizabeth opened the Commonwealth summit in Trinidad and Tobago Thursday with a warning that if climate change continues to worsen unchecked, millions of people and species could be at risk. Note that she went to the summit on a special British Airways aircraft . WRH permalink
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British Airways touts Phoenix-Europe fare sale
The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
British Airways announced a $578 roundtrip fare sale this weekend from Phoenix to six European cities: Amsterdam, Paris, Milan, Rome, Vienna and Athens.
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National IT skills academy awarded £7.9m grant
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
A National Skills Academy for IT will be launched in late 2010, with the backing of a £7.9 million government grant. The academy is being developed by sector skills council e-skills, alongside a number of businesses including British Airways, BT, Sainsbury's, EDS, IBM, Accenture, Oracle and Whitbread. The government grant will be supplied over three years. The aim of the academy is to help the...
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The New British Airways Amex Corporate Card Plus
Business Travel News - TravelPlus (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
American Express and The Mileage Company, British Airways’ rewards subsidiary, today announced the launch of the new British Airways American Express Corporate Card Plus. The Card has been designed to enable UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to achieve savings on their everyday business spending at a company and employee level. This card gives SMEs the opportunity to earn bonus On Business...
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Jennifer Aniston Arrives in London With Orlando Bloom
Have U Heard?? (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Jennifer Aniston was seen in Heathrow Airport in London today where she was spotted with Orlando Bloom. The pair, who have been romantically linked in the past, were both onboard the same 12 hour British Airways flight from Los Angeles to Heathrow Terminal 5. Aniston shares the same manager as Bloom. Aniston’s arrival in London means she will miss [...]
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Hilton-British Airways golf tourney tees off tomorrow
turenchi (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
All roads lead to the IBB Golf Course in Abuja where the third edition of the Transcorp Hilton - British Airways Charity Golf Tournament will tee off tomorrow. Now a major event in the local calendar, the third edition is expected to bring together the best in the west African sub-region.The Abuja course
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Battle cry for third runway
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
British Airways chief executive has sought to push the proposed third runway at Heathrow back up the political agenda, as he launched a roadshow highlighting the importance of the plan to regional economies
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Does Egypt have ulterior motives in its extreme and irrational measures regarding H1N1 Swineflue?
St Francis Magazine (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The H1N1 virus was causing global panic, nobody knew how severe the epidemic would be and governments were scrambling to respond. That was the situation this past May as this reporter, along with fellow travelers from a British Airways flight, was trying to navigate Cairo’s airport. Health officials in Cairo had set up makeshift stands in front of the immigration booths, ordering each traveler...
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IT skills academy to launch next year
Computing.co.uk (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 26 November 2009 at 16:31:00 Academy will provide IT professionals with access to industry-recognised courses The government has given its approval to a plan to create a national skills academy for IT. The academy will provide IT professionals with access to industry-recognised courses and qualifications on technical, business and interpersonal skills. Development will...
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Bmi’s fight for survival brings job cuts and closed routes
Times Online (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
British Midland (bmi) has announced 600 redundancies and the closure of seven routes as the struggling airline looks to cut costs. Bmi will also start returning its A330 aircraft to leasing companies, in effect ending its aspirations of rivalling British Airways as a long-haul carrier.
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Airline Industry Insight: Why AA/BA Antitrust Immunity Makes Sense
Carter Stewart | 10/03/2009
When American Airlines (AA) and British Airways (BA) filed for antitrust immunity in 2002 there was little hope that an agreement could be reached with the US and EU Regulatory authorities. New entrants into the EU-US market were prohibited, and AA and BA were opposing businesses nearing an effective monopoly hold on daily departures between Heathrow and the US. In 2007, the first phase of the new
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