British Airways bosses have been saved from what could have been an extremely uncomfortable situation with arch rival Virgin Atlantic by an observant engineer. The flag carrier has just launched a new £20 million advertising campaign celebrating its long history which very nearly featured a Virgin Atlantic aircraft. The blunder was spotted during a preview [...]

The motor industry in Europe is working towards an agreement which will standardise the way in which electric cars are charged in all countries no matter who the manufacturer is. The trade association representing car manufacturers, ACEA, said it would like to see a single, standard plug for all electrically powered automobiles.
General Secretary of ACEA, [...]

Troubled airline British Midland International has sold six of its valuable landing and take-off slots at Heathrow to British Airways. According to a spokeswoman at International Airlines Group, the parent of BA, the company now controls 45 per cent of the capacity at the London hub. In a brief statement, IAG said that BA would [...]

A Guinness World Record has been broken by the team currently attempting to drive a London taxi to Sydney from the UK capital. The expedition, known as ‘It’s on the Meter’, has made it to Tibet and in doing so has smashed the record for the longest taxi ride ever taken. The journey is being [...]

British Airways is rolling out its largest advertising campaign in over 10 years as the airline hopes to put a turbulent decade behind it. A television commercial will be aired across Britain and in the US before being shown in other BA markets. Company staff are being featured to show that the flag carrier is [...]

British Airways currently has more Boeing 747 jumbo jets operating than any other airline in the world. However, the fleet is ageing and the carrier has said that it is looking for a replacement. According to Alexander Grant, fleet manager for BA, the likely contenders are the Boeing 777-9X, the Boeing 787-10 and the widebody [...]

At an awards ceremony celebrating the best airlines in the world, Middle Eastern giant Emirates walked away with the best overall passenger experience gong for an airline with a large fleet. Virgin America took home the same award for and airline with a smaller fleet. The Airline Passenger Experience Awards were held in Seattle last [...]

Asia’s Singapore Airlines has announced that it is considering placing an order with European planemaker Airbus for the wide-body A350-1000 as the manufacturer continues to make improvements. The carrier will also be looking at the A350-1000’s competitor at Boeing, the 777-300 ER. Although he made no comment about how many aircraft it was thinking of [...]

The long-running battle for control of car hire firm Dollar Thrifty seems to have come to an end as Avis pulls out of the race. The company said it would not be bidding against rival Hertz because of the present market conditions. The company had offered $1.6 billion for Dollar, but industry experts say the [...]

Middle Eastern airline giant Emirates has quashed rumours that it is negotiating with Lufthansa to buy troubled British carrier BMI. A spokesman for the airline said that, at the moment, Emirates was looking to expand, but not by acquiring another airline. There is also speculation that Etihad may throw its hat into the ring although [...]