BA: summer strike action called off after vote

Summer chaos at Heathrow Airport has been reduced after hundreds of British Airways workers voted to accept a new pay offer. Strike action during the peak summer holiday has now been averted after the pay deal was backed by 75% of workers. Aviation workers – predominantly low paid women – were set to walk out after […]

Union hits back at ‘shameful’ BA

GMB, the union for aviation workers, said it was a “sad and shameful” day for the company with BA workers left hurt, angry and demoralised by the airline’s behaviour. Accusing the company of “bad faith”, the union said BA had used the threat of fire and rehire to transform the prospect of a decent deal […]

GMB responds to ‘staggering’ British Airways job losses

British Airways staff believed they had reached some relative, albeit temporary, respite says GMB Union. GMB, the union for British Airways ground staff, has responded to the ‘staggering’ reports the company is set to slash 12,000 jobs. Nadine Houghton, GMB national officer, said: “We don’t yet know the detail of the proposed cuts but if […]

BA suspends China flights over coronavirus outbreak

British Airways has suspended all flights to and from mainland China with immediate effect over the coronavirus outbreak following advice from the British Foreign Office against all but essential travel to the country. “We apologise to customers for the inconvenience, but the safety of our customers and crew is always our priority,” said an airline […]

Unions team up to submit unprecedented joint BA pay claim 

British Airways has allowed a employees to become disconnected from airline’s success, say UK trade unions Unite, BALPA and GMB. They have teamed up to submit an unprecedented joint pay claim in to the airlines. The three unions are working together to seek improvements to pay from January 2019, as well as enhanced profit-sharing arrangements and […]

BA’s semi-final bellyhold bonanza

If you are shipping goods between the UK and Russia, today is a good day to do it as there is an unexpected bellyhold capacity surge from British Airways. As English footie fans fly out to support the national side, BA is laying on larger aircraft with more bellyhold uplift capabilities. British Airways has swopped […]

Air NZ fined for cargo price fixing

The Australian Federal Court has ordered Air New Zealand (Air NZ) to pay A$15 million in penalties after legal action by the ACCC against a global air cargo cartel four years after it initially dismissed the case against the airline. The Court found Air NZ made and gave effect to agreements with other airlines to […]