After a flurry of coverage in March and April, we have heard surprisingly little in recent weeks about the financial situation at Virgin Atlantic. Sir Richard Branson recently sold part of his stake .....

After a flurry of coverage in March and April, we have heard surprisingly little in recent weeks about the .....

17 Jun 202017 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Sky News ran a long article on Saturday on the current state of the Virgin Atlantic refinancing talks. You can read it here – there is no pay wall so I won’t repeat everything. It also .....

Sky News ran a long article on Saturday on the current state of the Virgin Atlantic refinancing talks. You can .....

29 Jun 202029 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

British Airways is running ‘British Airways’ High Life Live: For the Love of Travel‘ next Thursday night. (Don’t worry, it doesn’t clash with the Virgin Atlantic charity .....

British Airways is running ‘British Airways’ High Life Live: For the Love of Travel‘ next .....

18 Mar 202118 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Sean Doyle has been CEO of British Airways for a week now. Yesterday, he gave his first public appearance in the role as the opening airline keynote speaker at the Airlines 2050 aviation summit. If .....

Sean Doyle has been CEO of British Airways for a week now. Yesterday, he gave his first public appearance in .....

20 Oct 202020 October 2020 by Rhys Jones • 85 comments

According to a report in the Evening Standard yesterday, British Airways has come up with a new way to raise funds – selling off the best of the artwork in its lounges. The newspaper reports .....

According to a report in the Evening Standard yesterday, British Airways has come up with a new way to raise .....

11 Jun 202011 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Before my flight to Ibiza last week I had time to chat about how London City Airport is adapting to new circumstances with Robert Sinclair, its CEO. Robert was candid about the struggles that airports .....

Before my flight to Ibiza last week I had time to chat about how London City Airport is adapting to new .....

20 Jul 202020 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 105 comments

There are two interesting bits of corporate news which are worth knowing about: Virgin Atlantic in talks to raise a further £400 million Sky News, which has a good track record in breaking Virgin .....

There are two interesting bits of corporate news which are worth knowing about: Virgin Atlantic in talks to .....

23 Nov 202123 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonus weekends. Weekend, this time around, relates to the Middle East weekend so you need to move your points by Saturday evening .....

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonus weekends. Weekend, this time .....

27 Aug 202127 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

American Express has launched a different style of cashback offer, driven by a street and not a particular brand. It is offering £20 cashback when you spend £120 on Regent Street in London. The .....

American Express has launched a different style of cashback offer, driven by a street and not a particular .....

5 Jun 20215 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

The Information Commissioner’s Office has just published its final verdict on the 2018 data breach at British Airways. The fine has been reduced to £20 million from the initial proposal of .....

The Information Commissioner’s Office has just published its final verdict on the 2018 data breach at .....

16 Oct 202016 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses. This one is quite restrictive and the top 40% offer is not as good as it seems. Etihad tends to change the partners who .....

Etihad Guest is currently running another of its occasional transfer bonuses. This one is quite restrictive .....

2 Jul 20212 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Sky News reported this afternoon that Morgan Stanley has been appointed by the Government to give additional advice on Virgin Atlantic’s application for a bailout. It has already been confirmed .....

Sky News reported this afternoon that Morgan Stanley has been appointed by the Government to give additional .....

15 Apr 202015 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 121 comments

As we covered in an article 10 days ago, no decision has yet been taken by the European Commission on whether the ‘use it or lose it’ airport slot rules will be reinstated for the Winter .....

As we covered in an article 10 days ago, no decision has yet been taken by the European Commission on whether .....

7 Sep 20207 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

At various points over the last couple of years, we have run a very generous promotion with Amazon Business.  For Amazon Prime Day 2021, it is back. If you sign up, for FREE, to Amazon Business .....

At various points over the last couple of years, we have run a very generous promotion with Amazon .....

17 Jun 202117 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments