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British Airways and Rolls-Royce said Thursday that they have completed contracts for Trent 900 engines to power a dozen Airbus A380s, the first announcement of any deal for the giant engines since one disintegrated in flight on a Qantas superjumbo in November.

July 30 -- John Strickland, director and aviation consultant at JLS Consulting, talks about British Airways Plc's first-quarter loss and the outlook for further industrial action.

British Airways has apologized for a picture in a company magazine that showed a boarding pass in the name of Osama bin Laden.

British Airways cabin crew launched a new five-day strike Sunday as a bitter dispute with management over pay and working conditions dragged on with no sign of any breakthrough.

The union representing British Airways cabin crew said no new talks with the airline were scheduled and a series of planned strikes will begin Monday.

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.

British Airways PLC and Spain's Iberia SA have signed a merger deal to create one of the world's biggest airline groups, the companies announced Thursday.

British Airways cabin crews walked off the job for a second day Sunday, upsetting travel plans for scores of customers, but the airline said its contingency plans were working well and more planes were taking off than expected.

The head of British Airways, Willie Walsh, talked to reporters on Friday in London as talks broke down between the airline and union leaders.

A last-ditch effort by British Airways and the Unite trade union representing some of the airline’s employees failed Friday when the talks collapsed.