British Airways

[laura_123]

Hello,

I was completely unsure as to where I should post this question, but I thought maybe some of you would remember anything from the news over the last few years.
I am studying for A-level Business Studies, and I am doing a case study on British Airways. My task is to identify 6 problems that British Airways has faced within the last 10 years.
For example;
In June 2005, a Concorde flight from Paris to America, crashed killing 100 passengers, 9 crew members, and 4 people on the ground. After this event, BA still continued Concorde flights which caused great controversy.
September the 11th was also another example.

I have scoured the internet to find any more problems, be it financial, economic, natural disasters, etc but I am not having much luck in finding anything.
I just wondered if any ABer's can remember or have heard of any issues or problems on the news, about British Airways over the last 10 years?

Thanks in Advance,
Laura.

[THECORBYLOON]

In August, the Office of Fair Trade fined them �121.5 million for price fixing and the American Department of Justice fined them $300 million for the same reason.

[sense4all]

Off the top of my head these :

http://www.stakeholder.co.uk/financial-news/ma in/2007-08/01-aug-2007-financial-news.html

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/insurance/travel- insurance/article.html?in_article_id=423571&in _page_id=37

http://timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article15 30572.ece

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-234 06534-details/Virgin+blows+whistle+on+cartel+- +and+sees+BA+fined+%C2%A3270m/article.do

[laura_123]

Thankyou they will be a great help!

[Panic Button]

Gate Gourmet strike last year.

[Dassie]

Impact of green taxes. Increased cost of fuel on profits? Replacement aircraft for Concorde and their financing?
Sold their BA Connect division to Flybe ( uneconomic? )

[Panic Button]

Cabin crew threatened strike two years ago, called off at last minute, but still with massive sisruption to services.

Foggy weather at Heathrow last winter severely restricted services.

[1rovert]

Didn't they change the logo on the tail fin??