British Airways

Charting the trends – shedding a tear for the ‘Queen of the Skies’ as British Airways provides a fond farewell to the Jumbo Jet at its London Heathrow hub

October 12, 2020

You know the world isn’t in a good place when the sun didn’t even have the grace to shine on the morning of 08-Oct-2020 as

What measures do we need to take to inject life into corporate travel? An upgrade in travel class and flying direct will encourage travel, but avoiding quarantines remains key requirement

September 28, 2020

Many company travel policies restrict employees from travelling in anything other than economy, for budget purposes. Frequent flyer points are therefore always eagerly sought after

DATA SPOTLIGHT: British Airways

September 22, 2020

This year the Corporate Travel Community (CTC) will feature some of the leading airlines, airports and country markets for air travel. Here, using the extensive profile

There’s limited intelligence ‘to support optimism,’ in fact the data suggests ‘a long recovery process’ declares BA boss Alex Cruz as he warns Covid is ‘not something that is just going to go away’

September 17, 2020

The current global health pandemic “is by far the biggest impact this industry has gone through,” said Alex Cruz in his evidence to the UK

Taking a different path – while 2020 may be forgettable for most of us, it is not necessarily doom and gloom for all

September 02, 2020

Nine months ago we entered not just into a new year, but also a new decade. The aviation industry had seen some of its strongest

Furloughed airline crews may be grounded right now, but many are providing a first-class upgrade to frontline medical workers fighting the Covid-19 pandemic

May 11, 2020

With air transport close to a standstill and tens of thousands of trained crew grounded on furlough or made redundant, what else can a skilled

On the path to recovery? The lights are now coming back on at airline offices and airport terminals, but sentiment to travel and travel restrictions remain the main hurdles for the industry

May 08, 2020

This week has delivered the clearest signs that the lights are staring to come back on for the airline and travel industries, even if things

Is loyalty dead? Avios – Barclays and Accor – Visa deals show programmes are very much alive and looking at ways to benefit members

February 21, 2020

There are growing voices suggesting that the days of customer loyalty are long behind us now. The blame has been put on the different mindset

Coronavirus effect on air transport is ‘likely to be temporary,’ says IATA, with airlines expected to ‘weather the storm in the long term’

January 30, 2020

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said history indicates that the coronavirus is unlikely to have a long-term effect on air travel demand. In

CAPA Global Aviation Awards for Excellence recognises top aviation leaders – British Airways, Swoop, Spirit Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines and airBaltic secure coveted awards

December 06, 2019

British Airways, Swoop and Spirit Airlines, have been recognised among the top airlines at CAPA’s annual Global Aviation Awards for Excellence in Malta. The nine