British Airways has been forced to cut hundreds of long-haul flights this winter due to ongoing issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.
If there were a graveyard for airlines, it would be littered with the headstones of various ‘airlines within airlines’ that legacy carriers established over the years to fight off competition from low-cost start-ups. Lee Cross looks back at the multiple failures
British Airways is set to operate its busiest ever flight schedule to North America in the summer of 2025, with more than 400 direct flights a week across the Atlantic.
JetBlue Airways is planning to implement a codeshare arrangement with British Airways to link networks and sell flights within the US and between London and Europe.
IAG, the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL, reported “strong and sustained demand for travel, in particular in leisure” as it revealed operating profits of around £3bn in 2023, higher than its pre-COVID peak.