Many British Airways (BA) staff are receiving letters this week informing whether they will lose their jobs as the carrier cuts its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
British Airways (BA) pilots have reluctantly accepted a new pay and conditions deal that will mitigate job losses at the cost of cuts to their salaries.
Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Air Senegal’s European expansion; British Airways starting Cornwall Airport Newquay flights; and Jazeera Airways adding a fourth destination in Turkey.
One of the main unions representing British Airways (BA) cabin crew has said it is “moving towards industrial action with immediate effect” as the airline continues with plans to cut its workforce.
British Airways’ (BA) will vote on a proposed labor deal that includes around 270 compulsory redundancies, 20% pay cuts and a holding pool of retained pilots.
An influential committee of UK parliamentarians has described British Airways’ (BA) restructuring plans for staff during the coronavirus pandemic as “a national disgrace.”
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has accused British Airways (BA) of planning to fire all of its flightdeck crews and rehire a smaller number at lower salaries.
Ryanair, British Airways and easyJet have written to the UK government to condemn its decision to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for arrivals to the UK as part of its response to the COVID-19 crisis.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a legal challenge to UK government plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on international arrivals as part of efforts to fight COVID-19, CEO Willie Walsh has said.
Administrators in charge of South Africa’s Comair believe there are “reasonable prospects” of saving the company. Routes looks at the airline group’s place in the market prior to the appointment of business rescue practitioners.
The UK’s plan to impose a 14-day quarantine on passengers arriving from abroad will force International Airlines Group (IAG) to rethink its post-lockdown plans, its CEO said May 11, echoing criticisms from across the UK aviation industry.
More European airlines have outlined how they intend to rebuild their networks over the coming weeks after the mass fleet groundings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LONDON—British Airways (BA) could pull out of London Gatwick Airport (LGW) as part of plans to downsize operations once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
British Airways offered more than 4 million departure seats from London Gatwick last year, but the airline has raised the possibility of leaving the airport as it grapples with the COVID-19 crisis.
