Posts Tagged ‘ British Airways ’

U.K. court convicts would-be flight attendant of conspiring with U.S.-born cleric to blow up airliner

March 1, 2011
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Airline worker aimed to ‘kill hundreds’ on jet LONDON — A jury convicted a former British Airways computer specialist of plotting with U.S.-born extremist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to blow up an airplane in an attack intended to kill hundreds of people. Rajib Karim, a 31-year-old Bangladeshi man, was found guilty Monday of four counts of engaging in preparation for terrorist attacks. He already had pleaded guilty to five other terrorism offenses, but denied plotting an attack in Britain. A jury deliberated...

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Cabin Crew at British Airways to Vote Over Strike

November 29, 2010
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A British Airways aircraft sits behind a red traffic light at Heathrow Airport.

BA cabin crew to vote over strike BREAKING NEWS, Daily Post.co.UK. British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted for fresh strikes in their long-running dispute with the airline. Joint Unite leader Tony Woodley accused BA’s management of “victimising” union members at the airline. Mr Woodley said the union was “left with no choice” but to call the ballot in a bid to resolve the dispute. Mr Woodley said: “British Airways’ latest offer is not acceptable to our members,...

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Alice Cooper Arrives in London. Despite Blood Loss, Show Must Go On

October 28, 2010
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Alice Cooper distraught over blood loss

London Express reports that rocker Alice Cooper arrived in London but may need a transfusion and limbs replaced, thanks to British Airways losing luggage. Alice Cooper is aghast after his fake blood was misplaced on route to the UK. As the star flew in from the United States yesterday for his Halloween Night Of Fear shows on Sunday and Monday at the Roundhouse, North London, he discovered that British Airways had lost his bags. He then had to describe the...

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Big Ooooops! 747 Pilot hits wrong button, announces water “landing”!

August 27, 2010
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Not to be confused with the "sit back and relax" button.

We’re about to crash, jet passengers told in error ‘They said the pilot hit the wrong button’ LONDON — British Airways apologized on Friday after a crew member mistakenly played an emergency message warning Hong Kong-bound passengers that the plane they were on was about to plunge into the sea. About 275 passengers on a Tuesday flight out of London’s Heathrow Airport heard the message: “This is an emergency. We may shortly need to make an emergency landing on water,”...

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British Airways Actively Recruiting Scabs, Hitting a New Low

June 26, 2010
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Beating the strike: New workers will not fly alongside union staff in a bid to stop the grounding of planes during strikes

25,000 want BA ‘scab’ jobs airline is creating to beat the strikes More than 25,000 hopefuls are lining up to take on strike-breaking jobs as British Airways cabin crew at almost half the salary of existing staff. BA chief executive Willie Walsh – who after 18 months of talks has failed to end the dispute with the Unite union – has advertised for cabin managers and crew to form what amounts to a separate airline. Recruits will be paid...

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From the Ooops File: Osama Bin Laden gets a boarding pass from British Airways

June 2, 2010
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By Scott Mayerowitz | ABCNews.go.com The name of international terrorist and fugitive Al Qaeda boss Osama Bin Laden has surfaced in an unlikely spot, and apparently he’s flying British Airways first class to Washington. It seems that somebody in London with a bad sense of humor is causing the U.K. airline a bit of a headache after inserting a graphic of a boarding pass bearing bin Laden’s name into a company-run magazine. A cover story in LHR News —...

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UPDATE: BA Grounds Some Boeing 747s; Strike Enters Second Day

May 25, 2010
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A British Airways aircraft sits behind a red traffic light at Heathrow Airport.

Jonathan Buck, Dow Jones Newswire- London A substantial part of British Airways  fleet of Boeing Co.  747 jumbo jets remained grounded Tuesday as a strike by cabin crew entered its second day. With fewer flight attendants turning up for work due to the industrial action at London’s Heathrow Airport, the U.K. flag carrier has chosen not to operate some of its 49 747 aircraft, which require a higher minimum number of crew to operate than some other planes. A 747 requires a...

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BA Slogan Shows Strike Defiance

May 24, 2010
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Hereford Times – British Airways aircraft have had a “keep the flag flying” slogan painted along their fuselages to underline the message that the airline will continue to fly throughout this week’s strikes by its cabin crew. The message was placed on 10 Boeing 777s at Heathrow and two at Gatwick, as members of Unite began the second day of a 5-day walkout. The union said the first day of the action on Tuesday was “strongly supported” as it...

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Union Makes Last-Minute Offer to Suspend BA Strike Set For Midnight

May 23, 2010
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British Airways planes are seen behind fencing at Heathrow airport in London, Friday, May 21, 2010.  AP photo

Jill Lawless Associated Press Writher LONDON (AP) — Thousands of British Airways cabin crew looked set to go on strike at midnight after talks between their union and the airline ended in confusion. But the union made a last-minute offer Sunday to stop the walkout if the airline reinstates travel perks stripped from staff who took place in earlier strikes. Tony Woodley, joint leader of the Unite union, said his message to BA chief executive Willie Walsh was “Willie,...

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London Times Reporting British Air Cabin Crew Planning More Strikes

May 11, 2010
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Unite announces three weeks of BA cabin crew strikes from next week Philip Pank, Transport Correspondent More than a million British Airways passengers risk being caught up in the airline’s longest cabin crew strike after the Unite union called stoppages over the Whitsun Bank Holiday weekend, the school half-term holidays and the lead-up to the World Cup. The first of four five-day walkouts is due to begin next Tuesday after cabin crew rejected a peace offer from BA. Despite...

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