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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicBritish Airways

Topic: British Airways

British Airways calls for more liberalised air service agreements, sees demand growth in India

British Airways CEO Sean Doyle said that while business travel is yet to pick up, strong demand is coming from leisure travel.

Airlines face fresh crisis as UK government bans non-work overseas travel

The new rules, part of a partial lockdown in UK to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus, come as the aviation industry struggles to survive a collapse in demand.

British Airways, world’s largest operator of Boeing 747s to permanently retire entire fleet

In a statement, British Airways said that it was unlikely the magnificent ‘queen of the skies’ will fly again due to the losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

British Airways to slash almost 30% work force as aviation industry worsens

These steps are likely to be repeated by other airlines in days to come, after flight restrictions threw the industry into its steepest downturn ever.

Lung scan — new diagnostic criteria that led to surge in China’s coronavirus cases

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Air India sale discussed with 9 firms including British Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Tatas

Modi govt officials met 9 companies during roadshows for preliminary talks to gauge their interest in buying loss-making Air India.

Boeing gets a big win, but at what cost?

The question is, has Boeing done enough in terms of improving its transparency, communication & oversight issues to deserve any endorsement.

On Camera

The US birthright citizenship dilemma—What makes a citizen?

Political sentiment is clearly moving against easier immigration, let alone granting of citizenship to “people not like us”.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.