Pilots for British Airways (BA) have cut a deal with the airline, agreeing to temporary pay cuts of 20 per cent in lieu of widespread job losses. According to the national pilots’ union, BALPA, the move protects BA staff from the airline’s controversial “fire-and-rehire” scheme – where staff are offered new contracts on unfavourable conditions.
In this crossposting from The Conversation, Swansea University’s Geraint Harvey, the University of Birmingham’s Daniel Wintersberger and the University of Bristol’s Peter Turnbull, explain why airlines should attempt to retain their staff. The coronavirus pandemic has been especially cruel to the aviation industry. COVID-19 had an immediate and severe impact on aviation that is unlike
UK trade union Unite has warned British Airways of an immediate strike over plans to “fire and rehire” up to 12,000 staff on poorer terms. The head of Unite has warned British Airways that staff intend to push ahead with industrial action against the major airline “with immediate effect”, over plans to cut up to
British Airways, easyJet, TUI, and Ryanair have taken the British government to task over a decision to reimpose a 14-day quarantine against all passengers returning from Spain – shortly after overturning that requirement earlier this month. The move comes after the Spanish cities of Barcelona, Zaragoza and Madrid all recorded a surge in new infections
British Airways has confirmed that it is poised to auction off 17 pieces of artwork from its corporate collection on 28 July, in a bid to raise much-needed cash. First to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s “Rembrandt to Richter” event will be Bridget Riley’s “Cool Edge” (pictured below). Demoted from pride of place at
With border closures changing by the minute, the team discuss whether airlines were preemptive in committing to getting planes back in the sky?
