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

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

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

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

In 2019, American Express launched a new British Airways credit card for SME’s – the British Airways American Express Accelerating Business Card (“BA Amex Business” for short).  .....

In 2019, American Express launched a new British Airways credit card for SME’s – the British Airways .....

25 Apr 202125 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

One of the anomalies of the British Airways fleet was its ex-BMI A321s. Put simply, these were short-haul aircraft equipped with ‘almost flat’ beds in Business Class. The fleet was .....

One of the anomalies of the British Airways fleet was its ex-BMI A321s. Put simply, these were short-haul .....

30 Aug 202030 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 49 comments

British Airways has partnered with a number of Covid testing companies since the start of the pandemic, most of which are PCR testing providers. It has now announced a new partnership with Qured .....

British Airways has partnered with a number of Covid testing companies since the start of the pandemic, most .....

5 Mar 20215 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • 118 comments

News in brief: Emirates reopens its lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 The Emirates lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 3 reopened yesterday. It will be open from 5.30am to 10pm. The ‘premium seasonal .....

News in brief: Emirates reopens its lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 The Emirates lounge in London Heathrow .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

As we have covered before, the British Airline Pilots Association is currently balloting its members who work for British Airways on industrial action. It turns out that BALPA and BA spent Monday and .....

As we have covered before, the British Airline Pilots Association is currently balloting its members who work .....

10 Jul 201910 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Today, Tuesday, is the last day for the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Winter sales. If you are feeling confident about travel opening up for the Summer, now may be a good time to jump in. .....

Today, Tuesday, is the last day for the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Winter sales. If you are feeling .....

2 Feb 20212 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments