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Borghetti plan hits turbulence Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:43PMVIRGIN Blue's John Borghetti is facing his biggest test after the US competition regulator cried foul over a plan for V Australia and Delta Airways to join forces on the Pacific route.
British Airways Seeks a Bride to Regain Altitude Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 4:31PMAfter taking on its unions, the airline needs a global partner to grow
Can't bat, can't bowl - but he's caught the top job Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 3:59PMJOHN HOWARD has had many things said of him. The nicest, he says, was the cricketer Mark Taylor's description of the then prime minister as a cricket tragic.
Optimedia U.S. Wins Digital Duties for Longtime Client British Airways Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:19PMclickz Digital account previously belonged to Agency.com.
There is no soft option when confronting our economic reality Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:59PMForecasters may disagree, but some harsh truths are unavoidable, says Jeff Randall
British Airways to award free trips Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:36PMSmall businesses with good ideas about growing their business internationally could win free trips to London and beyond in a new contest sponsored by British Airways.
Airline OpenSkies offers money-back guarantee Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:58AMNEW YORK (AP) — OpenSkies, an all-business class airline owned by British Airways, thinks customers will love its luxury service so much it's offering a money-back guarantee. The "Try OpenSkies, Love Everything or Pay Nothing" is a way to lure customers willing to pay extra with promise of better ...
Eat Conch Instead of Turkey This Thanksgiving as a Judge in the World's Only Conch Festival Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:18AMTurks and Caicos Central Reservation Service to Award a Free Trip to the Caribbean
Eat Conch Instead of Turkey This Thanksgiving as a Judge in the World's Only Conch Festival Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:15AMPROVIDENCIALES, TURKS and CAICOS--(Marketwire - 09/09/10) - Turks and Caicos Reservations, the only locally-based tourism reservation service focused exclusively on the Turks and Caicos Islands, is presenting a unique way to celebrate Thanksgiving -- as a Judge in the Turks and Caicos Annual Conch Festival to be held November 27, 2010. From now through November 1, 2010, everyone who signs up to ...
Brace for Crash Landing...Oops, Our Bad Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:08AMWhoops...on a British Airways London to Hong Kong flight this week, an automated message was apparently mistakenly activated that told people to brace for a crash landing on the water. The airline says it's investigating how it happened. And you...
Go off the beaten track in Ibiza Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:38PMRoute 19 is not a route in the grand sense of the word. It is not a Route 66, a Silk Route, a Garden Route. In sections, it seems unrelated to logic, twisting, writhing and switching course. But here, two miles beyond Sant Miquel de Balansat, it definitely has its charms.
The Bargain Hunter: BA's global flights sale Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:25PMEarlier this week, British Airways announced what it has dubbed the 'Great Big Sale': an imaginatively titled selection for savings on global flights and hotel stays.
BA dispute fails to dent numbers Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:04PMBritish Airways passenger figures held up last month despite fears that the airline's ongoing cabin crew dispute could disrupt travel. BA carried 3,154,000 passengers in August 2010 – only a fraction fewer than the 3,157,000 in August 2009.
Errors & Omissions: The battle against 'iconic' continues, as does the defence of Gateshead Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:02PMEvidently, this column needs to reopen its campaign against the empty vogue-word "iconic". Here is the opening sentence of an article about large-scale works of public art, published on Wednesday: "It started with The Angel of the North, Antony Gormley's iconic steel sculpture which looms over the A1 and put Gateshead on the map for the right reason."
Infectious Disease Doctor Released After MIA Scare Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:01PMThe FBI has released a scientist who was questioned at Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb and led to a 7-hour airport evacuation. No charges were filed against the 70-year-old man, who a senior U.S. government official has identified to CBS4 News as Dr. Thomas Butler. Butler was allowed to continue his trip shortly ...
Surstömming: The World's Stinkest Fish Dish? Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:26AM(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - If you're in Sweden on the third Thursday of August, and smell a foul odor in the air, don't worry; it's the beginning of the season for the consumption of surstömming, the Epoch Times reported.
British Airways' Passenger Traffic Falls In August Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:10AMBritish Airways' Passenger Traffic Falls In August
MEMBER CENTER: Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:36AMPolar Air Cargo will pay a $17.4 million fine to settle charges the freighter operator took part in a global conspiracy with other airlines to fix international air cargo prices.
Safety first: How to monitor staff legally Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:52AMThe subject of monitoring employees goes to the heart of the human rights question - the balancing of one person's rights against another's...
British Airways August Passenger Traffic Fell 2.9% Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:50AMBritish Airways August Passenger Traffic Fell 2.9%
British Airways August Traffic Down 2.9% - Update Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:49AMEurope's third largest airline British Airways Plc reported Friday that total traffic for the month of August dropped 2.9% on a 2.6% lower capacity from a year ago, reflecting particular weakness in the Asia-Pacific region. The airline noted that the overall summer volumes were slightly lower than the peak levels reached last year, with market conditions remaining as anticipated earlier as ...
Airline loses appeal, must repay millions Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:13AMQantas has lost its last avenue of appeal against a ruling forcing it to repay millions of dollars to Australian travel agents for commissions it has withheld.
BA passenger numbers defy strike threat Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:09AMBritish Airways passenger figures held up well last month despite pre-August fears that the airline's ongoing cabin crew dispute could cause travel disruption.
British Airways August Traffic Down 2.9%, Capacity Down 2.6% Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:08AMBritish Airways August Traffic Down 2.9%, Capacity Down 2.6%
Anger after cat 'lost' at airport Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:29PMA North Yorkshire couple criticise British Airways' handling of pets after their cat was lost at Athens airport.
Christine Negroni: Hot or Not? Iceland Style Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:23PMÃlafur Ragnar GrÃmssonhas has invited geologists, airline executives and yes, even the press, to come to Iceland to review what happened when EyjafjallajÃ¶kull volcano issued the belch heard round the world.
Intermission: Banksy Explores New Modes of Expression Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:47PMBanksy has released two new videos on his YouTube channel. In the video above, which I'll call a performance piece, a hippie with a "DRUGS FOR SALE" sign tries to get Prince Charles to "rehempify the U.K." at the Glastonbury festival. The other features a custom Banksy coin-op dolphin ride. Via Eyeteeth
London-New York a good route for 787s, AA CEO suggests Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:16PMContinental became the first airline in the world to announce a specific route for its yet-to-arrive Boeing 787 Dreamliners. And, now we may ...
BA sparks fury over cabin crew sackings Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:14PMBritish Airways has sparked fresh criticism after it emerged the airline has sacked 13 cabin crew staff and suspended 80 over issues related to the industrial dispute.
BA faces Christmas strike threat Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:19AMPassengers facing the threat of Christmas strikes as union hardliners moved to escalate the long-running cabin crew dispute.
Bird strikes Alaska Airlines plane Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:35AMA bird struck the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines plane but the aircraft managed to land safely, officials said early Tuesday morning.
New BA Strike Threat As Suspensions Rankle Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:12AMUnions have blamed British Airways' disciplinary cases for complicating its cabin crew row and warned a fresh strike ballot is "inevitable" if the deadlock is not broken.
Press Release Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:18AM30 August 2010, Wexham: ?Procoralan® (ivabradine), a drug costing less than £10 a week has been proven to improve survival of patients with heart failure (ref 1,2) according to new research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Stockholm.
BA Suspends More Staff; New Strike Ballot Possible Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:14AMBA Suspends More Staff; New Strike Ballot Possible
BA Unite union threatens strikes over airline suspending and sacking staff Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:56AMUnite said the number of disciplinary cases taken against its members was 'seriously complicating' attempts to break the deadlocked row.
Paper Round (31 August) - Which clients are advertising in the national press? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:44AMSupermarkets begin an advertising blitz on parents and their food budgets at the start of the new school year
Japan Airlines slashes workforce Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:27AMJapan Airlines, which entered bankruptcy protection this year, announces plans to reduce its workforce by more than 16,000.
Turkey’s Riviera To Host Europe’s Industry ‘Night Of The Year’ Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:04AMThe Rixos Premium Belek, Antalya on the Turkish Riviera has been chosen to host Europe’s most important travel and tourism awards. The continent’s leading travel companies, operators and destinations are battling it out to be crowned the best of them all.
Kenya: Interest Rates on Government Bonds on the Rise Again Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:30AMInterest rates on government securities, which have been on a downward trend, have edged upwards following the conclusion of the Sh31.6 billion infrastructure bond.
Close to 100 British Airways cabin crew sacked or suspended over strike Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:08AMMore than 80 British Airways cabin crew have been suspended and 13 sacked during their bitter dispute with the airline, it was revealed today.
Union slams BA disciplinary cases Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:08AMMore than 80 British Airways cabin crew have been suspended and 13 sacked because of incidents related to their bitter dispute with the airline this year, it has been revealed. Related Stories Gurkha regiment may be axed in MoD cuts MoD budget cuts 'threaten Gurkhas' UK mortgage lending plunges UK mortgage lending plunges to £86 million False safety check rail worker sacked
Union slams BA disciplinary cases Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:08AMMore than 80 British Airways cabin crew have been suspended and 13 sacked because of incidents related to their bitter dispute with the airline this year, it has been revealed.
BA strike threat rises as union complains over sackings Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:50AMUnite said the number of disciplinary cases was ''seriously complicating'' attempts to diffuse the row.
UK-Odd Summary Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:43AMFootball star Troy Polamalu's hair insured for $1 million
Marty Cooke Takes Creative Reins at Rapp Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:30PMOmnicom's Rapp has hired Marty Cooke as U.S. chief creative officer.
Fears over airline's child seating policy Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:16PMCABIN crew concerned a new rule to protect children from paedophile passengers could expose them to greater risk in an emergency.
Hurricane Earl May Affect U.S. East Coast This Week Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:48PMThe U.S. East Coast has three days to get ready for a possible strike by Hurricane Earl, which has delayed flights in the Caribbean and halted ship loading at a refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Delta grabs London Heathrow slots from British Airways Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:30PMCompetition on two of the busiest transatlantic routes is set to intensify with Delta Airines applying to run services from London's Heathrow airport to Boston and Miami.
RAPP Signs Marty Cooke as U.S. Creative Head to Round Out Agency Arsenal Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:26PMGlobal marketing agency RAPP has announced that Marty Cooke is joining as U.S. Chief Creative Officer to strengthen the creative and branding firepower of the agency.
UK duty rise threatens premium economy seats Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:05PMThe first UK customer of the world's newest passenger jet, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, is looking at ditching popular premium economy class seats on the aircraft because of a sharp rise in air passenger taxes due in eight weeks.