British Airways has today confirmed that is to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 aircraft on 26 June, and a second Boeing 787 aircraft a day later. It will take delivery of its first Airbus A380 aircraft on 4 July at a special media event at Heathrow to celebrate the introduction of two new aircraft types to its fleet.
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Virgin Atlantic to suspend London Heathrow – Accra route from 23 September 2013
Virgin Atlantic has today announced that it is to suspend its five weekly service from London Heathrow to Accra in Ghana from 23 September 2013, when the last service to Accra will operate.
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British Airways to codeshare with Bangkok Airways to Phuket, Koh Samui and Chiang Mai
British Airways has today confirmed that it is, with immediate effect, to offer codeshares with Bangkok Airways on flights from Bangkok to Phuket, Koh Samui, Chiang Mai, and from Singapore to Koh Samui. These are three of the eight destinations in Thailand served by Bangkok Airways.
British Airways confirms further changes to London Gatwick short-haul timetable for Winter 2013 season
British Airways has confirmed further changes to its London Gatwick short-haul timetable for the Winter 2013 season, which starts on 27 October 2013.
easyJet to expand further at London Gatwick airport as Flybe sells take off and landing slots
easyJet is to expand further at London Gatwick airport next year as Flybe has today announced it is to sell to easyJet its portfolio of 25 take off and landing slots at the airport for £20m.
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The BBC has announced that it is to go behind the scenes at London Heathrow airport next month with “Airport Live”. Over four consecutive nights from Monday 17 June to Thursday 20 June, the BBC will be live from the control tower and airport terminals of London Heathrow.
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International Airlines Group 1st Quarter Results – Analysts Question & Answer Session
As previously mentioned, International Airlines Group published its 1st quarter results in Friday. On the morning of the announcement, as per standard protocol, it held a webcast for analyst and the question and answer session that follows provides a lot of useful insight into current strategic developments at the airline group.
Here is a summary of some points of interest from the call:
International Airlines Group publishes its 1st Quarter financial results
International Airlines Group (IAG) has just published its financial results for the first quarter of the year. Once again, the results are a tale of two airlines with a stark divergence in the performance of British Airways and Iberia. IAG made an overall operating loss of €278 million. However, IAG had to also take another exceptional charge of €311 million in connection with the restructuring of Iberia. This is in addition to the exceptional charges and provisions IAG took at the end of 2012. The overall loss after tax for the quarter was €630 million.
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British Airways launches new route from London Gatwick to Larnaca
British Airways has announced it is to launch a new, thrice weekly, route from London Gatwick to Larnaca.
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British Airways confirms changes to London Gatwick short-haul timetable for Winter 2013 season
British Airways has confirmed changes to its London Gatwick short-haul timetable for the Winter 2013 season, which starts at the end of October.