British Airways

[shark1]

La compagnie a déjà lancé son programme été 2009 au départ de Heathrow.
Parmi les nouveautés :
Toulouse / Heathrow
renforcement de Nice / Heathrow.

http://www.britishairways.com/travel/co ... ompanyinfo

New British Airways flight to St Kitts underlines commitment to the Caribbean


Paradise just got closer with British Airways starting flights to the unspoilt Caribbean islands of St Kitts and Nevis this winter.

Weekly flights on Saturdays from Gatwick to St Kitts start on January 10, 2009.

British Airways' position as the airline with more flights to the Caribbean than any other UK carrier is further strengthened by the addition of St Kitts to the network.

Adam Daniels, head of leisure sales, said: "This new route to St Kitts underlines our commitment both to the Caribbean and Gatwick and re-establishes a connection between the UK and the island.

"The introduction of St Kitts as a British Airways route means that we now operate to 11 destinations in the Caribbean. The region is performing extremely well for us. Our customers also tell us that they feel secure flying with an airline with an established heritage and longevity in the market in these turbulent times."

Other route news from the airline also includes upping flights to Dubai and Johannesburg next summer and moving Atlanta and Toulouse services from Gatwick to Heathrow Terminal 5.

Winter sun and fantastic shopping continue to boost Dubai's popularity with new five star hotels opening every month. Heathrow flights increase from 14 to 20 each week from March 29, 2009 with a wide range of Dubai hotels available at www.ba.com

Leisure travel to Johannesburg is up as holidaymakers use the city as a gateway to the growing destinations of Botswana and Mozambique as well as a base for exploring South Africa. Business and leisure journeys to the country will also rise when it hosts the 2010 football World Cup. Flights from Heathrow increase from 14 to 19 each week from May 1, 2009.

Atlanta is the latest US destination that the airline is moving from Gatwick to Heathrow following the Open Skies agreement. Gone with the Wind fans can head to Heathrow from March 29, 2009 when daily flights start.

Toulouse flights will also move from Gatwick to Heathrow on March 29, 2009 with two flights each day to the Rose City.

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[thomas]

British airways va relancer ses vols entre Londres et l'Arabie Saoudite (Djeddah et Riyadh).

[Flyzen]

BA pourrait encore reduire ses vols courts/moyens courriers de cet aéroport sur la saison hiver 09/10 ceci bien sur au profit de son implantation a LHR ce qui s'emble d'une logique implacable lorsque l'on pense réalité d'un hub , pas a la mode AF
A suivre ce qui va se passer et qui va faire quoi a LGW,
- Aer Lingus (déjà évoqué par ailleurs) semblant vouloir y mettre le paquet
- Easyjet ne pourrait elle pas en faire sont unique hub/base pour Londres (l'implantation "orange" y est déjà très importante) en ne gardant sur Luton/Stansed que du vol loisir de proximité
- ryanair ... qui n'aime pas les aeroports " chers" ... mais y va de + en + ( ou au moins essaye d'y aller !)

A suivre

[thomas]

La compagnie lance aujourd'hui son nouveau service entre Londres City et New York JFK. Le vol est opéré en A318 tout classe affaires de 32 sièges.

[AVION]

Le trafic passagers de British Airways a souffert du volcan ...

British Airways annonce un recul de 22,4% de son trafic passagers en avril, notamment en raison de l'interruption du trafic aérien pendant six jours suite à l'éruption du volcan islandais. Malgré des capacités en repli de 20,9%, le coefficient d'occupation recule de 1,5 point de pourcentage à 76,6%.

[AVION]

British Airways grimpe en Bourse après sa victoire judiciaire

L'action British Airways est en hausse mardi après avoir obtenu lundi en justice le blocage d'une grève de cinq jours du personnel de cabine qui devait commencer mardi.

"Il y a certainement un sentiment de soulagement sur le marché que BA ait réussi à arrêter la grève prévue et on a le sentiment que la situation en est maintenant au stade de fin de partie", commente Howard Wheeldon, chez BGC Partners.

Les syndicats ont toutefois annoncé lundi soir qu'ils allaient faire appel de la décision de la justice.

En milieu de matinée, la compagnie aérienne gagnait environ 3% à 206,3 pence en Bourse de Londres dans un marché <.FTSE> en hausse de 0,8%.

[gilles1391]

Comme un petit air de FR dans les propos de BA: http://www.boursier.com/vals/EUROPE/bri ... 387399.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[AVION]

Plus de vols sur les USA depuis LCY, à lire; dans les cartons

http://www.uk-airport-news.info/london- ... 80610.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[thomas]

BA va lancer une ligne Londres Heathrow - Göteborg avec deux vols quotidiens à compter du 28 novembre 2010.

[AVION]

Des nouvelles routes transatlantiques depuis LCY

A lire:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard- ... targets.do" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Flyzen]

Des nouvelles routes transatlantiques depuis LCY http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard- ... targets.do" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Même si ce n'est pas précisé c'est du via SNN avec immigration US a SNN
... un "bon coup" cette escale a SNN sans l'immigration sur place je suppose que cett route aurait certainement fait un fiasco, la le temps "perdu" est gagné a destination !


Question ... DUB est aussi un AP avec immigration US ou il n'y a que SNN ?

[AVION]

Question ... DUB est aussi un AP avec immigration US ou il n'y a que SNN ?

DUB aussi

Shannon & Dublin Airports to Provide US Customs Clearance: After years of providing US immigration clearance, Shannon and Dublin Airports are adding US customs clearance to their services. The two Irish airports will become the first airports in Europe to offer full pre-clearance facilities (immigration, customs and agriculture) to passengers traveling to the US. The new customs service, which will eliminate all checkpoints after landing in the US, will mean that airlines will be able to fly to smaller and less expensive airports in the US. Travel times will be shortened, and it may also mean cheaper airfares. The new customs clearance facility will debut in summer 2009 at Shannon, and in 2010 at Dublin. At present, only airports in Canada and the Caribbean offer full immigration and customs services. Officials in the West of Ireland hope that Shannon will become a hub for passengers from all over Europe, since the US has no plans to extend the facilities elsewhere in Europe. In making the announcement, Irish government Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, said: “This Agreement, the first of its kind in Europe, presents very exciting marketing prospects for the Shannon Airport Authority at a particularly challenging time in the international aviation sector.”

[AVION]

Programme de fidélité AA/BA/IB en commun, et expansion sur l'Europe pour S11.

A la fin de l'Article, petit passage sur LAN/TAM avec Skyteam.....

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[shark1]

BA ouvre San Diego par un vo0l quotidien en 777 au départ de LHR à partir du 1er juin.

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[AVION]

BA ouvre San Diego par un vo0l quotidien en 777 au départ de LHR à partir du 1er juin.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/britis ... _news_stmp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Un retour sur SAN

[Clm]

Exact, un vol effectué successivement :

en DC10-30
http://www.airliners.net/photo/British- ... 0449148/M/

en B747-400
http://www.airliners.net/photo/British- ... 0092375/M/

et en B777-200ER
http://www.airliners.net/photo/British- ... 0257493/M/

Le tout sur une piste bien courte (2865m) surtout pour les vieux DC10-30 et les B747-400...

[AVION]

Ca va mieux, donc on part faire du shopping

Walsh picks out five rivals ‘in play’

The head of British Airways has identified five European carriers that are likely to come up for sale in the next few years as industry consolidation continues in the world’s second largest aviation market.

Speaking at an investor conference in New York, Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways, highlighted SAS Group, Finnair, Aer Lingus, TAP Portugal and BMI (part of Lufthansa), as airlines that could be “in play” in the near future.The airlines, which are spread throughout Europe and have revenues ranging from a few hundred million euros to about €5bn, have all struggled to break even during the downturn and face significant competitive pressures.

BA has long considered itself as a potential consolidator in Europe – earlier this year the company finally inked a merger with Iberia of Spain – but Mr Walsh was careful to say that he was only interested in BMI for certain.

“There will be opportunities for further consolidation,” he said. “Not all of these airlines would be attractive to us. Some of them would make sense in a BA context some would make sense in an IAG [the holding company for the merged BA and Iberia] context.”

Still, the comments will focus speculation that BA plans to make further mergers and acquisitions a core part of its strategy. In September Mr Walsh said that he had drawn up a list of 12 candidates to buy or merge with after completing the Iberia deal.

For airlines recovering from a run of crippling oil prices in 2008 and then the global recession in 2009, consolidation has become the strategy of choice, promising greater scale and financial strength in an increasingly competitive international market place.

Continental Airlines and United Airlines, both of the US, agreed to merge in May in a deal that created the world’s largest carrier. Meanwhile Lan of Chile and Tam of Brazil proposed a tie-up in August that would reshape the Latin American market.

Mr Walsh said that BMI would make sense for his company, because of the extensive portfolio of landing slots the company holds at Heathrow airport. “If Lufthansa [BMI’s parent company] are looking to sell BMI we would be interested in acquiring it.”

The BA chief executive added that the holding structure that he had established with Iberia was “scalable” and designed to allow further acquisitions to be made even where political considerations might require that the target retain its own brand.

Earlier this week, BA reported record second quarter operating profits and a pre-tax profit of £158m for the six months to the end of September, suggesting it was finally on the recovery track after two long years of losses.

But analysts will be keen to see the benefits of the BA-Iberia before giving their blessing to further consolidation. And the results of those airlines that have joined forces so far have been mixed.

Delta Air Lines, which merged with Northwest Airlines in 2008, has performed little better than its peers when measured on operating margins excluding the impact of fuel – a key industry measure - according to research by JP Morgan.

Indeed for the moment Mr Walsh said that BA would play a passive role for now.

“We are not intending to do anything [but] we have had … lots of phone calls from companies who are looking for a partner,” he said. “So there is no question that consolidation will continue within the industry.”

[Flyzen]

Ca va mieux, donc on part faire du shopping

... allez disons Aer Lingus

[thomas]

Vers la fin du conflit qui durait entre la direction de British Airways et les PNC : http://www.capaero.fr/actualites/vers-f ... tu520.html

[UY707]

Prémices du programme hiver 2011/2012 au départ d'Heathrow

le court-moyen courrier

London Heathrow – Barcelona
Reduce from 8 to 7 Daily
London Heathrow – Brussels
22JAN12 – 24FEB12 6th Daily service BA400/401 service resumes
London Heathrow – Glasgow
Increase from 8 to 9 Daily
BA1476 LHR1005 – 1130GLA 319 x7
BA1483 GLA1245 – 1405LHR 319 D

London Heathrow – Hamburg
eff 11DEC11 Increase from 4 to 5 Daily
BA974 LHR1645 – 1925HAM 319 D
BA975 HAM2030 – 2110LHR 319 D

London Heathrow – Kiev
Winter service operates with Airbus A319, compared to A320 in W10
London Heathrow – Moscow Domodedovo
BA880/881 A319 replace A320. Boeing 767 service on BA872/873 continues
London Heathrow – Nice
All 5 Daily service operates with A319 instead of A319/320 mix
London Heathrow – Sofia
Winter service operates with Airbus A319, compared to A320 in W10
London Heathrow – Stockholm
Service continues to operate 5 Daily in W11, reduced from 6 in W10
London Heathrow – Stuttgart
Service continues to operate 2 Daily in W11, reduced from 3 in W10
London Heathrow – Warsaw
Reduce from 3 to 2 Daily

Place au long-courrier

London Heathrow – Accra
First Class service on Boeing 777-200ER introduced in S11 is maintained in Winter season
London Heathrow – Algiers
Airbus A319 replace A320
London Heathrow – Boston
BA213/212 Boeing 777-200ER replace 747-400 (3 Daily 777-200ER service)
London Heathrow – Cairo
06FEB12 – 01MAR12 Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly, Day 4 from LHR, Day 5 from CAI Cancelled
London Heathrow – Cape Town
27FEB12 – 20MAR12 Service Reduce from 14 to 13 weekly. BA043/042 Day 1 from LHR, Day 2 from CPT Cancelled. See also schedule changes to BA043/042, which sees 747-400 replace 777-200ER as well, reported on 15JUN11)
London Heathrow – Houston
BA195/194 Boeing 747-400 replace 777-200ER in Summer 2011.
11JAN12 – 01FEB12 Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x3)
11FEB12 – 03MAR12 Reduce from Daily to 5 weekly (Day x26)
BA197/196 Remains Daily 777-200ER service

London Heathrow – Newark
09JAN12 – 05FEB12 Reduce from 3 to 2 Daily, BA187/186 Boeing 767-300ER service Canceled
London Heathrow – New York JFK
BA183/182 Canceled on Day 6. Overall service operates at 48 weekly, instead of 49
London Heathrow – Philadelphia
07FEB12 – 29FEB12 BA069/068 Day x236 Canceled, Boeing 767-300ER service. Overall service reduce from 14 to 11 weekly
London Heathrow – Riyadh
Service in Winter season operates 6 weekly once again, increase from 5, identical to W10 (Note few media reports and forum posts claiming this as increase appears to be falsehood)
London Heathrow – Seattle
Boeing 747-400 continues operating in Winter 2011, compared to 777 in W10
London Heathrow – Tel Aviv
14JAN11 – 05FEB12 BA163/162 Day 6 from LHR, Day 7 from TLV, Canceled. Boeing 767-300ER service. Overall frequency reduce from 14 to 13 weekly
London Heathrow – Tokyo Haneda
01JAN12 – 21JAN12 Reduce from 5 weekly to 3 weekly, operating on Day 147 from LHR, Day 125 from HND
London Heathrow – Tripoli
Service tentatively to resume from 30OCT11
London Heathrow – Washington Dulles
22DEC11 – 31DEC11 Reduce from 3 to 2 Daily, BA265/264 Boeing 767 service Cancelled
07JAN12 – 04MAR12 Reduce from 21 to 17 weekly. From 05MAR12 it’ll operate 20 weekly
BA217/216 Day x4, 777-200ER service (Daily from 05MAR12)
BA265/264 Day x27, 767-300ER service (Day x4 from 05MAR12)
BA293/292 Day x3, 777-200ER service (Daily from 05MAR12)

Previously mentioned changes:

London Heathrow – Bahrain – Doha
Daily 747-400, replace 777-200ER
London Heathrow – Delhi
BA143/144 Boeing 747-400 replace 777-300ER (Overall 2 Daily 747-400)
London Heathrow – Hong Kong
BA027/028 Boeing 777-300ER (F14J56W44Y183) replaces 747-400 (F14J52W36Y235)
London Heathrow – Las Vegas
Boeing 747-400 continues operation
London Heathrow – Mauritius
3 weekly service transfers to London Gatwick (Reported on 09FEB11)
London Heathrow – Mumbai
BA139/138 eff 30OCT11 Boeing 777-300ER replace -200ER (BA199/198 operates with 777-200ER, replace 747-400)
London Heathrow – Rio de Janeiro
Increase from 3 to 6 weekly (Reported on 06APR11)
London Heathrow – Tokyo Narita
Boeing 777-300ER continues operation