Air industry
Sir Peter Rigby expands aviation empire
18 Dec 09 21:16 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Sir Peter Rigby expands aviation empire
B'ham Post 18 Dec 09
One of the region’s most successful businessmen has expanded his aviation business with a new acquisition. Sir Peter Rigby’s Aviation Group, which trades as Patriot Aviation and Heliflight, has acquired London Helicopter Centres Ltd - a specialist helicopter charter and engineering company...
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GKN to cut jobs at Birmingham plant
17 Dec 09 20:23 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
GKN to cut jobs at Birmingham plant
B'ham Post 17 Dec 09
Engineering group GKN is cutting jobs in Birmingham while reassuring investors that trade in the automotive and aerospace sectors is recovering...
B'ham Post 16 Dec GKN expects profits of up to £80m
B'ham Post 8 Oct 53 jobs to go at GKN Erdington factory
B'ham Post 23 Jul Investors back GKN in £423m rights issue
Express & Star 4 Aug GKN job cuts worse than expected
B'ham Post 23 Jul Investors back GKN in rights issue
Express & Star 26 Jun Last ditch GKN jobs plan rejected
B'ham Post 19 June GKN to tackle debt mountain
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B'ham Mail 23 Feb GKN staff vow to fight closures
B'ham Post 23 Feb Open letter to Lord Mandelson
B'ham Mail 19 Feb Battle on to save plant
Walsall Advertiser 19 Feb Loss of 264 jobs
Birmingham Mail 18 Feb Strike warning
BBC News 17 Feb Plant closed, jobs axed
Times Online 17 Feb GKN cuts 550 jobs
GKN plc 17 Feb GKN restructuring plans
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Christmas chaos as British Airways staff vote for strike
14 Dec 09 14:44 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Christmas chaos as British Airways staff vote for strike
Telegraph 14 Dec 09
More than a million British Airways passengers have had their Christmas holiday travel plans thrown into chaos after the airline's cabin crew voted to strike...
B'ham Post 14 Dec BA staff vote for strike action
Times 14 Dec Passengers advised to wait and see if strike goes ahead
Guardian 14 Dec BA's pension deficit: what it means
Telegraph 14 Dec BA strikes: What are my rights?
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Uncertain future for Coventry Airport
02 Dec 09 11:37 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Uncertain future for Coventry Airport
B'ham Mail 2 Dec 09
Coventry Airport is facing an uncertain future after the company which owns it was served a petition to ‘wind up’ its business amid rumours of spiralling debt. Bosses at the airport – which has been up for sale since May of this year – are due to appear in court next week...
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BBC News 22 Nov Birmingham Airport seeks government funding
B'ham Mail 23 Oct Birmingham airport terminal given Royal approval
B'ham Post 13 Oct Pressure to sell B'ham airport
Birmingham International Airport's cash plea to AWM
09 Nov 09 13:29 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Birmingham International Airport's cash plea to AWM
Alun Thorne B’ham Post 9 Nov 09
A row is brewing between Birmingham International Airport (BIA) executives and regional development agency Advantage West Midlands over a crucial £25 million contribution to the airport’s expansion plans...
B’ham Post 12 Nov Airport runway extension doubt
Stirrer 12 Nov Airport boss in runway warning
YamYam links 8 Nov Probe launched into Birmingham Airport rendition flight claims
B'ham Mail 23 Oct Birmingham airport terminal given Royal approval
B'ham Post 20 Oct B'ham air staff sabbaticals move fails
Stirrer 20 Oct Sep London B'ham "Trumps Boris Island"
B'ham Post 17 Sep Baggage & check-in staff face axe
Express & Star 15 Oct Walsall's airport shares "not for sale"
B'ham Post 14 Oct Vow to protect region's assets
B'ham Post 13 Oct Pressure to sell B'ham airport
Telegraph 12 Oct Government in £16bn asset sale
B'ham Post 16 Sep Investment in airport grows
YamYam links 20 Jun Airport expansion plans revealed
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158 jobs under threat at Bmibaby
04 Nov 09 12:37 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
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158 jobs under threat at Bmibaby
B'ham Mail 04 Nov 09
A total of 158 staff at low-fare airline bmibaby, including workers at Birmingham Airport, face losing their jobs under restructuring plans announced by the carrier...
158 jobs under threat at Bmibaby
B'ham Mail 04 Nov 09
A total of 158 staff at low-fare airline bmibaby, including workers at Birmingham Airport, face losing their jobs under restructuring plans announced by the carrier...
Birmingham airport terminal given Royal approval
24 Oct 09 16:27 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Birmingham airport terminal given Royal approval
Gregg Evans B'ham Mail 23 Oct 09
HIS Royal Highness The Duke of Kent paid a special visit to Birmingham Airport to mark the completion of its new £50 million International Pier. Prince Edward, first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, unveiled a plaque to commemorate the new construction that will help the airport meet the growing demand for services to global destinations from Birmingham...
B'ham Post 20 Oct B'ham air staff sabbaticals move fails
Stirrer 20 Oct Sep London B'ham "Trumps Boris Island"
B'ham Post 17 Sep Baggage & check-in staff face axe
Express & Star 15 Oct Walsall's airport shares "not for sale"
B'ham Post 14 Oct Vow to protect region's assets
B'ham Post 13 Oct Pressure to sell B'ham airport
Telegraph 12 Oct Government in £16bn asset sale
B'ham Post 16 Sep Investment in airport grows
YamYam links 20 Jun Airport expansion plans revealed
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Walsall's airport shares "not for sale"
15 Oct 09 12:10 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Walsall's airport shares "not for sale"
Express & Star 15 Oct 09
Councils in the Black Country have rejected calls for their shares in Birmingham International Airport to be sold. Every metropolitan authority in the West Midlands, including all four in the Black Country, own shares in the airport which between them make up a 49 per cent stake worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
B'ham Post 14 Oct Vow to protect region's assets
B'ham Post 13 Oct Pressure to sell B'ham airport
Telegraph 12 Oct Government in £16bn asset sale
B'ham Post 16 Sep Investment in airport grows
YamYam links 20 Jun Airport expansion plans revealed
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BAE Systems face SFO prosecution in bribery of ‘millions’
02 Oct 09 00:47 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
BAE Systems face SFO prosecution in bribery of ‘millions’
Graeme Brown B'ham Post 2 Oct 09
Defence giant BAE Systems is to face prosecution over bribery allegations following a long investigation. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed it is to pursue claims that the firm paid out millions of pounds to win contracts from a number of countries...
Guardian 2 Oct The inquiry that refused to go away
Howard Wheeldon B'ham Post 1 Oct Bring it on!
Clare Short Guardian 1 Oct Government-backed rip-off
Damien Reece Telegraph 1 Oct Bombs away!
Editorial Financial Times 1 Oct Arming the courts
BAE 1 Oct Response to SFO Announcement
Emirates investment in Birmingham International Airport grows
18 Sep 09 13:49 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Emirates investment in Birmingham International Airport grows
Edward Stephens Birmingham Post 16 Sep 09
The massive investment in Birmingham by the airline Emirates is still growing. Hard on the heels of the airline’s first visit to the airport by one of its Airbus A380s – the world’s largest airliner – it has announced that it is investing over £1.3 million in a new lounge exclusively for its premium passengers...
B'ham Post 18 Sep Emirates to open dedicated lounge
B'ham Post 17 Sep Baggage & check-in staff face axe
B'ham Post 17 Sep Noise down residents still unhappy
B'ham Mail 15 Sep New roofs for airplane vortex houses
BBC News 9 Sep Super jumbo comes to Birmingham
YamYam 2 Sep Chief campaigns for hi-speed rail link
YamYam 7 July Airport baggage handlers' strike action
YamYam 20 Jun Airport expansion plans revealed
YamYam 25 May All aboard new Jeddah pilgrim service
Rolls-Royce celebrates buoyant results despite air industry woes
31 Jul 09 16:03 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Rolls-Royce celebrates buoyant results despite air industry woes
Birmingham Post 31 July 09
Engineering and aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has reported a forecast-beating nine per cent rise in first half profits but warned that the economic downturn would continue to affect its markets...
B'ham Post 29 Jul RR tops £150m funding & jobs lift
B'ham Post 29 Jul RR at centre of £40m programme
B'ham Post 28 Jul RR to create 800 jobs (video)
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Ryanair launch new flight from Birmingham to Canaries
30 Jul 09 20:46 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Ryanair launch new flight from Birmingham to Canaries
Birmingham Mail 30 July 09
Budget airline Ryanair has announced it is starting a new route from Birmingham to the Canary Islands – to take advantage of Spanish tax concessions...
Ireland Online 30 Jul Ryanair cuts Dublin flights 20%
B'ham Post 30 Jul Easyjet expect profits & expansion
B'ham Post 30 Jul BA scrap meals on short-haul
B'ham Post 3 Jun Ryanair plunges £145.9m in the red
Daily Mirror 3 June Queen's £13 Ryanair trip
B'ham Post 2 June Ryanair profits hit by fuel costs
B'ham Post 27 May Virgin Atlantic's profits boost
B'ham Post 18 May Aer Lingus rubbish 'bankruptcy' claims
B'ham Post 14 May Ryanair to end check-in desks
B'ham Mail 23 Apr 'Fat tax' sparks debate
B'ham Mail 22 Apr Ryanair unveils 'fat tax"
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Airlines may get subsidies to fly long-haul from Birmingham Airport
15 Jun 09 00:09 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Airlines may get subsidies to fly long-haul from Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Post 15 June 09
Airlines could be offered cut-price deals to operate from Birmingham International Airport when an extension to the main runway has been completed...
B'ham Post 15 Jun Comment: BIA runway extension must be pro-actively marketed
B'ham Post 12 Jun B'ham airport strike threat over pay
Express & Star 12 Jun Airport passengers fall 5%
B'ham Post 8 May Runway extension gets Gov't approval
B'ham Post 8 May No intervention over runway plans
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Ryanair plunges £145.9 million in the red
03 Jun 09 02:11 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Ryanair plunges £145.9 million in the red
Birmingham Post 3 June 09
Low cost airline Ryanair has dived into the red by £145.9 million in the year to March after being hit with a 59 per cent hike in its fuel bill...
Daily Mirror 3 June Queen's £13 Ryanair trip
B'ham Post 2 June Ryanair profits hit by fuel costs
B'ham Post 27 May Virgin Atlantic's profits boost
B'ham Post 18 May Aer Lingus rubbish 'bankruptcy' claims
B'ham Post 14 May Ryanair to end check-in desks
B'ham Mail 23 Apr 'Fat tax' sparks debate
B'ham Mail 22 Apr Ryanair unveils 'fat tax"
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Ryanair profits hit by fuel costs
02 Jun 09 10:58 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Ryanair profits hit by fuel costs
Birmingham Post 2 June 09
Low-cost airline Ryanair has revealed that it dived into the red by 169.2 million euros (£145.9m) in the year to March after being hit with a 59% hike in its fuel bill. The loss compares with a profit of 390.7m euros (£336.8m) the previous year and comes after Ryanair faced record oil prices and a hefty writedown on the value of its investment in rival Irish carrier Aer Lingus...
B'ham Post 27 May Virgin Atlantic's profits boost
B'ham Post 18 May Aer Lingus rubbish 'bankruptcy' claims
B'ham Post 14 May Ryanair to end check-in desks
B'ham Mail 23 Apr 'Fat tax' sparks debate
B'ham Mail 22 Apr Ryanair unveils 'fat tax"
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All aboard for new pilgrim air service to Jeddah
25 May 09 02:21 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
All aboard new pilgrim air service to Jeddah
Birmingham Post 25 May 09
Greek charter carrier Hellenic Imperial Airways has confirmed flights linking Birmingham to Jeddah with a refuelling stop at Athens are to start later this month. The airline said its new service connecting to the Saudi Arabian city, seen as the gateway to Mecca, will start on 30 May...
Asian News 19 May Cohesion minister to visit Mecca
B'ham Post 13 May New Jeddah airline link announced
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B'ham Post 25 May Ryanair: 700 new jobs in B'ham
Aer Lingus rubbishes Ryanair's 'bankruptcy' allegations
18 May 09 05:24 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Aer Lingus rubbishes Ryanair's 'bankruptcy' allegations
Birmingham Post 18 May 09
Aer Lingus chairman Colm Barrington yesterday rejected as “total rubbish” a claim by Irish rival Ryanair that the former state airline faced bankruptcy within about 18 months...
Birmingham Post 14 May Ryanair to end check-in desks
Birmingham Mail 23 Apr 'Fat tax' sparks debate
Birmingham Mail 22 Apr Ryanair unveils 'fat tax"
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Ryanair to end check-in desks
14 May 09 01:30 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Ryanair to end check-in desks
Birmingham Post 14 May 09
No frills airline Ryanair is abolishing the use of traditional check-in desks at airports as it moves the service entirely online...
Birmingham Mail 22 Apr Ryanair unveils 'fat tax"
Birmingham Mail 23 Apr 'Fat tax' sparks debate
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New Jeddah airline link announced
13 May 09 03:21 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
New Jeddah airline link announced
Birmingham Post 13 May 09
Muslims in the West Midlands have welcomed a planned new airline connection to Jeddah from Birmingham International Airport which cuts the time needed to travel to the holy city of Mecca...
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Ryanair unveils plans for “fat tax”
22 Apr 09 14:04 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Ryanair unveils plans for “fat tax”
Birmingham Mail 22 Apr 09
Low fares airline Ryanair has unveiled plans to charge a “fat tax” on overweight passengers, an idea which the company said came as a result of a poll of its passengers...
Birmingham Mail 23 Apr 'Fat tax' sparks debate