British Airways News

Dame Clara Furse is set to join the international board of Nomura, the Japanese bank, in a move that will mark her return to the City after leaving the helm of the London Stock Exchange.

British Airways and Air France chiefs today signalled the end of the supersonic era in aviation by announcing that they were retiring their Concorde planes this autumn.

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 43 minutes ago British Airways and Barclays Bank announce the launch of a new promotion for holders of the British Airways Barclaycard.

British Airways is tempting travelers with a couple of bonus offers aimed at getting you flying.

British Airways expects the sale of Go, its low-cost, no-frills airline, to raise about 200m - less than half the sum initially estimated.

Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion dollar offer to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines.

British Airways is adding an additional flight to Shanghai this December, taking the number of services from five to six flights a week as of December 4, 2009.

LONDON: European shares were flat on Thursday. At 1145 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was flat at 1,014.09 points.

European stocks rose for a third day as Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA reported better-than- estimated profit and British Airways Plc agreed to merge with Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA.

European and U.S. stock markets rose Thursday as the Standard & Poor's 500 index made another break above the 1,100 mark - a level many analysts think could act as a catalyst to further gains.

American Airlinesa partners in Oneworld, the industry alliance that includes British Airways Plc , are devising incentives to help keep Japan Airlines Corp.

Nov. 13 -- Willie Walsh, chief executive officer of British Airways Plc, talks about the airline's $7 billion merger with Spanish carrier Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA.

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European stock markets were looking for direction Friday as investors digested data showing the eurozone has emerged from recession but that France and Germany's recovery was slower than most analysts expected.

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European stock markets gave up earlier gains as the Standard&Poor's 500 index once again failed to sustain a break above the 1,100 mark - a level many analysts think could act as a catalyst to a further rally around the world.

British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA confirmed they are holding separate board meetings Thursday about a long-awaited merger, responding to feverish speculation that has sent the companies' shares soaring.

That meant that occupancy, also known as load factor, rose 3.4 percentage points to 77 percent.

British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia could announce a merger agreement as early as this week, Sky News reported on Wednesday citing unidentified sources.

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