British Airways’ planned merger with Spain’s Iberia opens the way for BA to reconsider a tie-up with Qantas, according to Willie Walsh, the British carrier’s chief executive.BA ditched talks with the Australian national carrier last year after the s
LONDON - British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh warned his cabin crew Monday that he will not compromise on cost-cutting measures ahead of possible strike action next month. Walsh told the Financial Times that voluntary redundancies and other
British Airways is already eyeing further deals with other airlines after clinching its long-awaited merger with Spain’s Iberia to create Europe’s third-largest carrier.American Airlines, which already has links with BA through the OneWorld alliance
LONDON - British Airways PLC and Spain's Iberia SA talked up the benefits of a proposed $7 billion merger on Friday, dismissing criticisms that the deal could increase fares, reduce competition and drag down service standards at Britain's flagship c
LONDON - British Airways needs to merge with Spanish carrier Iberia to retain its global ranking and avoid being sidelined as crisis drives airline tie-ups and cost cuts, its top manager said on Friday. The deal will create a huge group, since Iber
MADRID - Spanish carrier Iberia, which plans to merge with British Airways, posted third-quarter losses of 16.4 million euros on Friday, a sharp turnaround from last year amid falling demand due to the economic crisis. In the third quarter of 2008
London equities held steady on Friday, with shares in British Airways staying at the top of the leaderboard after confirmation of its merger with Iberia. The FTSE 100 slipped 8 points to 5,268.12, held in check by selling in the resource sector afte
The boards of British Airways and Iberia are holding separate meetings on Thursday amid mounting speculation they are close to sealing a merger to create Europe’s third-biggest airline.Shares in Iberia were up 10.3 per cent in morning trading at €2.
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