British airways
Comair extends suspension of all Kulula, BA flights until 31 August
Kulula.com and British Airways flights have been grounded since 5 July 2021.
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Comair suspends all Kulula, British Airways flights for 3 weeks
This follows the president’s announcement of a move to an adjusted level 4 lockdown and the prohibition on all non-essential travel in and out of Gauteng.
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Comair’s BRPs say they’ve received final binding offer from preferred investors
They say the terms of the offer must now be incorporated into a business rescue plan.
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Comair’s BRPs given 1-month extension to source funding
Comair - which operates British Airways locally and owns low-cost airline kulula.com - has been under business rescue since May this year.
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End of the jumbo: British Airways retires 747 early due to coronavirus crisis
For over 50 years, Boeing’s 'Queen of the Skies' has been the world’s most easily recognised jetliner with its humped fuselage and four engines. But its days were already numbered before the pandemic struck earlier this year.
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Comair future in limbo after creditors' meeting postponed to next week
A creditors meeting to discuss the embattled airliner, which was placed under business rescue in May, has been postponed from today to Monday.
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BA mulls legal action over Britain's 14-day quarantine
Irish no-frills rival carrier Ryanair added separately that it would join any legal action against the quarantine.
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Britain tells its citizens to leave China if they can
“The safety and security of British people will always be our top priority,” Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement.
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SACAA studying reports after 44 planes grounded this week
Shoddy maintenance by unqualified technicians was one of the main reasons that led to 44 planes being grounded from three different airlines.
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Grounding of airlines will hurt aviation industry: expert
Comair and the South African Airways have had to ground some planes on Tuesday operating between Cape Town, Joburg and Durban.
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British Airways says almost all UK flights cancelled over strike
British Airways said Monday it has been forced to cancel almost all its UK flights on the first day of a two-day strike by pilots.
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From bin bags to planes: Shell, BA plan EU's first waste-to-jet fuel plant
Aviation accounts for around 2.5% of global carbon dioxide emissions but this is predicted to grow as air travel increases, at a time when nations are seeking to limit emissions to curb climate change.
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British Airways hit by problems with online check-in system
The airline apologised to customers for the disruption and said its technical team was working to resolve the problem as soon as possible.
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BA resumes Cairo flights after security review
British Airways flights to and from the Egyptian capital will start again on Friday, it said in a statement.
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Air France, Emirates maintain Cairo flights after British Air suspension
International Airlines Group’s British Airways suspended flights on Saturday for seven days 'as a security precaution' as it reviews security at Cairo airport.
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British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days - statement
Three Egyptian airport security sources told Reuters that British staff were checking security at Cairo airport on Wednesday and Thursday. They provided no further details.
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British Airways faces record £183.4m fine over data theft
Willie Walsh, CEO of parent company IAG, said BA would be making representations to the Information Commissioner’s Office about the proposed fine.
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BA fined £183m over computer theft of passenger data
The fine is equivalent to 1.5% of British Airways' turnover in 2017, IAG added.
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Oops! How does a plane land in the wrong city?
A British Airways plane flew from London to Edinburgh Scotland instead of Dusseldorf in Germany on Monday. The error was down to an incorrectly filed flight plan, leading both the pilot and cabin crew to believe the flight was bound for Edinburgh.
