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IAG CEO Willie Walsh said the airline group's steps were one part of a broader solution to make aviation less polluting

IAG commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG said it will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first major airlines group to make such a commitment.

Business • 10 Oct 19

EasyJet said that profit before tax for the 12 months until September 30 would be between £420m and £430m

EasyJet says strikes at its rivals to boost revenues

UK budget airline EasyJet said today that full-year profit would be towards the upper end of expectations, with revenue boosted by pilot strikes at rivals British Airways and Ryanair.

Business • 08 Oct 19

BA grounded its entire UK fleet over two days this month for the first time in its 100-year history

Aer Lingus parent cuts profit forecast after BA strikes

Aer Lingus and British Airways parent IAG today warned of a fall in annual profits citing a pilots strike and weaker performance by budget carriers Vueling and Level.

Business • 26 Sep 19

48 hours of industrial action earlier this month grounded almost all the airline's flights in a dispute over pay

British Airways pilots cancel September 27 strike

British Airways pilots have cancelled a strike set for September 27 after 48 hours of industrial action earlier this month grounded almost all the airline's flights in a dispute over pay.

Business • 18 Sep 19

BA was forced this week to cancel 1,700 flights to and from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports during two days of strike action by pilots

British Airways cancels flights on Sept 27

British Airways said it is cancelling some flights scheduled for September 27 when its pilots are due to hold another strike.

Business • 13 Sep 19

BA was forced to cancel 1,700 flights to and from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports during two days of action this week

BA warns of more disruption as pilot strike ends

British Airways has warned it would take some time for its flight schedule to return to normal after a pilots strike this week left aircraft and crew in the wrong place, threatening further disruption for passengers.

Business • 11 Sep 19

The UK flag carrier and its 4,300 pilots have been locked in a nine-month pay dispute that could disrupt the travel plans of nearly 300,000 people

Most British Airways UK flights cancelled due to strike

British Airways has said it has been forced to cancel almost all its flights from UK airports on the first day of a strike by pilots.

UK • 09 Sep 19

Members of BALPA voted unanimously (93%) in favour of taking industrial action

British Airways pilots set to strike in September

For the first time in British Airways' history, pilots at the airline are set to go on strike next month.

Business • 23 Aug 19

British Airways would not confirm how many people have been affected by the IT problems

British Airways says IT problem has been resolved

Problems with British Airways' IT systems have left passengers facing flight delays and long queues at airports at the height of the summer holiday period.

Business • 07 Aug 19

Passengers took to social media to share video and photos of the experience

BA plane 'evacuated' after cabin fills with smoke

A British Airways flight was reportedly evacuated after smoke filled the cabin minutes before it was due to land.

World • 05 Aug 19

British Airways says its flights would be suspended for a week

BA suspends flights to Cairo over security concerns

British Airways has suspended flights to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for seven days over security concerns.

World • 21 Jul 19

Airline's chairman 'disappointed' by initial finding

British Airways faces £183m fine over data breach

British Airways is set to be fined more than £183 million by the Information Commissioner's Office over a customer data breach, the company said.

Business • 08 Jul 19

A view of the Airbus display at this year's Paris airshow

Airbus bounces back with Franke deal at Paris Airshow

Airbus struck a 50-plane deal with veteran low-cost airline investor Bill Franke today, bouncing back from the potential loss of a major customer after IAG placed a lifeline order for Boeing's grounded 737 MAX jet.

Business • 19 Jun 19

IAG's chief executive Willie Walsh said the airline group continues to be profitable despite Q1 challenges

IAG reiterates flat profit guidance after Q1 results

Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG today reassured investors with profits in line with expectations despite a tough fuel and trading environment which has hit other airlines.

Business • 10 May 19

An investigation has been launched by the firms to find out why the paperwork error occurred

BA flight destined for Germany, lands in Scotland

British Airways passengers were mistakenly flown to Edinburgh rather than Dusseldorf due to a paperwork error.

Business • 25 Mar 19

Passengers left London City Airport believing they were on the way to Dusseldorf

BA passengers flown to Edinburgh instead of Dusseldorf

British Airways passengers were mistakenly flown to Edinburgh rather than Dusseldorf this morning due to a paperwork error.

World • 25 Mar 19

IAG chief executive Willie Walsh said this uncertainty was bad for the British economy

'Shocking' lack of progress on Brexit, says IAG boss

Brexit talks have made a "shocking" lack of progress which will hurt Britain's economy over the coming months, the chief executive of British Airways' owner, IAG, said in the company's annual report.

Business • 05 Mar 19

IAG's Q3 profit slightly beats market estimates

Aer Lingus owner IAG today posted an unexpected profit increase as strong demand in Europe helped shield it from rising fuel prices that have hit the industry.

Business • 26 Oct 18

British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia and Finnair form the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement.

Competition watchdog to study British Airways alliance

The UK's competition watchdog will investigate a partnership between British Airways and other airlines on transatlantic routes ahead of the 2020 expiry of a previous deal, the regulator said today.

Business • 11 Oct 18

Norwegian Air carried 1.67 million passengers to or from airports in the New York area in the 12 months to the end of July

BA loses New York crown to low-cost rival Norwegian Air

Norwegian Air Shuttle has overtaken British Airways as the biggest non-US airline on transatlantic routes to and from the New York area, in the latest illustration of the low cost carrier's move into BA territory.

Business • 09 Oct 18

The transaction will cover about 22,000 pensioners in British Airways, which is owned by Aer Lingus parent IAG

L&G closes $5.7 billion British Airways pension deal

Legal & General has closed a deal to insure £4.4 billion of British Airways' historic pensions liabilities, the insurer said today.

Business • 13 Sep 18

BA said around 380,000 card payments were 'compromised' in latest technological mishaps suffered by the airline

British Airways website suffers data breach

British Airways was forced to apologise today after the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen over a two-week period in the worst ever attack on its website and app.

Business • 07 Sep 18

BA said around 380,000 payment cards were compromised

British Airways customers' financial details stolen

British Airways has said that the personal and financial details of customers making bookings between 21 August and 5 September were stolen in a data breach involving 380,000 payment cards.

British Airways • 07 Sep 18

The chief executive of IAG - which owns British Airways - Willie Walsh

BA flight disruption cost estimated £80m, says Walsh

Three days of flight disruption at British Airways due to a computer system failure last month will cost the airline an estimated £80m (€92m), its parent company said today.

Business • 15 Jun 17

An IT outage knocked out the airline's systems and stranded 75,000 people over a bank holiday weekend

British Airways cancelled 60% of flights after outage

British Airways cancelled nearly 60% of its flights on May 27 when an IT outage knocked out the airline's systems and stranded 75,000 people over a holiday weekend.

Business • 07 Jun 17