With just days to go before strike action starts, British Airways’ chief executive Willie Walsh and Unite leader Tony Woodley are deep in talks to try and come to an amicable agreement for both sides. The talks are taking place at the TUC headquarters in London, and many anxious businessmen and holiday-makers are waiting to [...]
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British Airways tries last gasp attempt to advert strike action
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Director Kevin Smith is told he is too big to fly
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Kevin Smith, the acclaimed director of Clerks and Dogma, posted on his Twitter page how he was stopped from flying on a passenger airplane because the crew said he was too big to fit in the seats. He was ejected off of a Southwest Airlines flight between Oakland and Burbank in California because he could [...]
Heathrow pilot pleads guilty to being over the limit
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010An American pilot who was more than three times over the alcohol limit to fly a plane has pleaded guilty to a police charge when he was arrested at Heathrow airport last November. He is due to be sentenced at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court next month.
The arrest came as he was preparing to take off from [...]
New ‘naked’ scanner on trial at Manchester Airport
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009How do you like the thought of airport authorities seeing exactly what you look like naked as you pass through customs? A new, high powered body scanner is currently being trialed at Manchester Airport which does exactly that – the full body scans will reveal all to airport staff. Whilst having the benefit of speeding [...]