This was the call by Sir Colin Marshall (CEO of British Airways) at the beginning of 1996 on the occasion of the first annual meeting of the ICGN ( International Corporate Governance Network ) for a world-wide code of conduct (no laws!) in this area for investors and companies. In part...
"Cross-border ownership issues prevent airlines consolidation" ; British Airways boss Willie Walsh boarded a Kingfisher flight to India in August to solemnise a code-sharing agreement, which would allow BA customers access to Indian domestic routes using the Kingfisher network....
European Union transport ministers agreed to join the USA insigning a protocolthat embodies the second stage of an EU-US air transport agreement, even though it leaves the most thorny issue - airline ownership and control - unresolved. Less than three weeks later, the European...
Between them, the two men would have outright control of the club, with Mr Tanenbaum telling Sky News last week: "My goal, and that of Steve, would be to own Chelsea for decades to come." The bid fronted by Sir Martin Broughton, the former British Airways and Liverpool FC chairman, ...
The other remaining bidders for the Blues are a group led by Sir Martin Broughton, the former Liverpool and British Airways chairman, which includes the billionaire Crystal Palace shareholders Dave Blitzer and Josh Harris; and one spearheaded by Todd Boehly, the LA Dodgers part-owner, in which...
This allows Virgin's long-haul network to benefit from feed at Heathrow from British Airways' short-haul operations, despite the new ownership relationship with SkyTeam leader, Delta. The demise of Little Red will make such "accidental" feed more important t...
Focuses on the debate on whether British Airways should be allowed to increase its stake in Australian airline Qantas Airways from 25%. Argument advanced by British Airways supporters; Provisions of the Qantas Sale Act; Outlook of sharemarket analysts on Qantas; Forecast of Goldman Sachs for the...