BA CEO eyeing major plane order
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British Airways  expects to announce a major plane order by late summer, Chief Executive Willie Walsh said on Friday.
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The head of British Airways, Europe&#39;s second largest airline, has tried to block more state aid for Alitalia, the Italian carrier struggling to craft a rescue package and stave off bankruptcy.
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The new chief executive of European airliner manufacturer Airbus is set to present a vast restructuring plan for the group to the board of parent company EADS, union sources told AFP.
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British Airways places orders for 12 Airbus A380 and 24 Boeing 787 aircraft, its largest order since 1998.
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European aircraft maker Airbus took almost as many orders as its US rival Boeing last year, the chief executive of its parent company EADS, Louis Gallois, said here on Thursday.
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British Airways says it is to expand its long-haul fleet by buying four Boeing 777-200 aircraft.
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BA chief executive Rod Eddington and 11 other directors are visiting Heathrow this weekend to boost morale at the crisis-hit airline.
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EADS co-chief executive Thomas Enders hinted that a British representative would be welcomed on the board of the company even if BAE Systems sells its 20 percent stake in Airbus.
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The runaway price of oil is creating an &quot;extremely serious situation&quot; for British Airways (BA), the carrier's marketing and sales chief Martin George was quoted as saying in a newspaper article.
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LONDON -- The head of British Airways and top managers helped with passenger check-in Saturday as the airline sought recover from a week of chaos that stranded thousands of passengers.
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The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus hopes to win 20 new orders from at least two new airlines for its A380 superjumbo this year, its commercial director has said.
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BA is expected to launch services flying direct between the US to continental Europe.
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The chief of Boeing Co's   commercial plane unit said on Friday that orders might level  off in 2008, but the company is hopeful U.S. airlines are ready  to start buying new aircraft.
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BAE Systems has launched a search for a senior American businessman to become a non-executive director. The high-profile appointment is designed to strengthen the board at a time when the defence giant is
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Airbus may have to announce more delays to production of its A380 superjumbo, the boss of BAE Systems says.
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By Lilly Vitorovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BRISBANE (Dow Jones)--With the possibility of industrial action on the horizon over the Christmas holidays, Qantas Airways Ltd.
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British tycoon Richard Branson urged airlines and airport operators to join his Virgin Atlantic carrier in an ambitious plan to curb the aviation industry's contribution to global warming.