This is the most i can find (from http://www.thetelegraph.co.uk):
Eddington to quit BA ‘for personal reasons’
By Robert Peston and Edward Simpkins (Filed: 08/08/2004)
Rod Eddington, the highly regarded chief executive of British Airways, is planning to quit the perennially troubled airline at the end of next year.
Preparing to fly: Ron Eddington
The board of BA is already considering how to replace him. “Rod’s done a brilliant job in appalling circumstances,” said a director. “Finding a replacement is the task from hell. But he’s made it clear that he wants to go, for personal reasons.”
It’s all change on the BA board, which met on Friday. Anna Mann, the prominent headhunter, has been mandated to find a staggering four new non-executive directors.
They are needed because Lord Marshall recently quit as chairman, Baroness O’Cathain is soon to retire and – as of next year – neither Lord Renwick nor Dr Ashok Ganguly will be deemed independent non-executives under the Higgs corporate governance rules.
Meanwhile, BA will announce tomorrow that it is to hike its fuel surcharge from £2.50 to between £6 and £8 per leg for long-haul flights, as it seeks to reduce the impact of record oil prices on its profitability.
The higher surcharges for long-haul will apply to tickets bought from Wednesday.
Analysts calculate that the current cost of oil, around $40 a barrel, will add £200m to BA’s annual fuel bill if sustained for the rest of the year.
BA announces first quarter results tomorrow. Analysts are expecting profits before tax of £100m for the airline, reversing a loss for the first quarter last year of £45m.
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