There is no compelling business case for a merger between Qantas and British Airways — but don’t tell the The Australian Financial Review, writes Glenn Dyer.
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Qantas dodges BA-Iberia tie-up
The proposed 4.4 billion pound merger between British Airways and Iberia of Spain is so full of holes that it could very well sink without a trace at the slightest bit of opposition.
Has British Airways lost its number 1 UK spot?
The classic British aviation brand British Airways may soon lose its title as the UK’s most popular airline as budget airline Ryanair grows its flights and passengers. But will Ryanair be able to continue its double digit growth?
British Airways: still ‘the world’s favourite airline’?
It’s British Airways’ 90th birthday, and the company is feeling a bit shaky. Passenger numbers have dropped, it’s facing losses of hundreds of millions of pounds in the last year and there are fears of a workers’ strike.
Death of a salesman’s wings
British Airways is trying to revive the business trip, as international networking becomes grounded in technology. It argues that “face-to-face interaction fuels business.” Well, it would.
British Airways staff volunteer to work free
1200 British Airways staff have agreed to work free, and a further 7000 have agreed to take a pay cut to help the company weather the storm of financial crisis.
Qantas’ lucky escape from a British Airways merger
Qantas’s infatuation with a merger with British Airways late last year has been shown up as the aviation equivalent of buying the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Desperate British Airways chief: what if you worked for free…?
BA chief exec Willie Walsh, in an article in the airline’s staff newspaper, BA News, has suggested that staff should consider working for free. Hard sell. Walsh earns £700,000 a year.
Qantas-BA deal ruffles feathers at Iberia
There’s news from London that BA’s other potential partner, Iberia, is upset and will tell BA it’s either them or us, writes Glenn Dyer.
