The union representing British Airways’ cabin crew has announced the dates of a fresh strike ballot. It will begin on 1 March and will end on 28 March. A decision on whether further industrial action is to take place will be announced shortly afterwards. The latest ballot is the fourth to be held by Unite [...]

British Airways passengers could face more disruption in the New Year as Unite announces the dates of its latest strike ballot. The airline’s cabin crew has been asked by its union to consider five remaining issues in the log-running dispute and have been given between 21 December and 21 January in which to do so. [...]

The long-running fight between British Airways and its cabin crew looks set to continue as a latest peace deal is shot down. BA boss Willie Walsh and Unite union’s joint chief Tony Woodley have been working for months to come up with an agreement which is acceptable to all parties involved in the conflict. However, [...]

Passengers planning to travel with British Airways this Christmas could face disruption as a new cabin crew deal hits a militant stumbling block. The current agreement has been thrashed out by BA boss Willie Walsh and Toney Woodley, joint leader of the Unite union. However, leaders of the British Airline Stewards and Stewardesses’ Association, the [...]

UK carrier British Airways (BA) announced on Monday that it had carried 3.9% more travellers last month compared to the same period in 2009. The news follows a string of other positive announcements for the company’s shareholders, including that it had won a court battle with cabin crew workers over contract details enacted last year. [...]

A new deal is being offered by British Airways to its cabin crew in an effort to finally put an end to the long running dispute. So far this year, strikes by BA staff over working conditions, pay and the removal of travel perks have cost the airline £150 million. The most recent deal has [...]

The long running dispute involving British Airways and its cabin crew is set to return to the courtroom. The Unite trade union, which represents the cabin crew, is taking fresh legal action in the latest round of the bitter stand-off. Unite has said that it will be lodging an appeal with the High Court this [...]

Turkish Airlines has reportedly told 28 flight-attendants to lose weight or lose their jobs. According to Reuters, the cabin crew members have been asked to take six-months unpaid leave to get in shape. If they cannot manage to slim down to a specified size, the employees will be taken off cabin crew duty and allocated [...]

Mexicana de Aviacion, one of the largest airlines in Mexico, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The move is a result of the carrier’s inability to come to a cost-cutting resolution with unions. A number of flights have already been suspended this week. The airline has said that priority will be given to passengers who had [...]

An attendant on board a JetBlue flight which landed at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport has been arrested after authorities claim he insulted a passenger, helped himself to a beer and exited the plane via the emergency exit slide, which he deployed. Stephen Slater, a 39-year-old member of the cabin crew, has been [...]