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February 18, 2025 2:59 pm ET -
Boeing Sells U.K. Hangar to British Airways
British Airways has announced it will purchase the Boeing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) hangar at London Gatwick Airport. The carrier stated in a Monday news release that the move will secure jobs at the site and expand British Airways’…
February 13, 2025 11:19 am ET -
British Airways Trims Some U.S. Flights
British Airways is further reducing its U.S. network later this year. The carrier continues to grapple with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine issues, grounding some of its Boeing 787s. Schedule data from aviation analytics company Cirium shows the airline reducing frequencies…
January 28, 2025 8:42 pm ET -
Boom Goes Supersonic, Makes Civil Aviation History
Tuesday morning at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, almost 80 years after U.S. Air Force ace Chuck Yeager first eclipsed the sound barrier in a Bell X-1, an independently built jet reached supersonic speeds for the first time.…
December 27, 2024 11:28 am ET -
IAG Considering New Wi-Fi Provider
International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, has been in talks with Starlink as well as projects by Amazon in order to supply Wi-Fi to its fleet. IAG’s head of innovation, Annalisa Gigante, revealed in…
December 18, 2024 11:17 am ET -
British Airways Adds More U.S. A380 Service
British Airways is expanding its Airbus A380 network in the U.S. The U.K. carrier’s superjumbo aircraft is slated to serve Boston, Washington Dulles, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco next summer. Starting in April 2025, the airline will add…