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News Along with other airlines, BA has had to deal with the collapse in the worldwide travel industry following the terrorist attacks in the US and the war in Iraq, as well as losses from wildcat strikes at Heathrow over a new swipecard clocking-in... [29 Jul 2003]
BA to cut staff costs by £300m
News BA's CEO, Rod Eddington, revealed the figure today as part of the airline's new business plan for 2004-2006. The plan includes a 30 per cent reduction in employee costs in head office and support functions and 15 per cent in operational areas, but... [28 Jan 2004]
BA to roll out email to workers' mobiles
News According to BA manager for employee self-service (ESS), Allen Huish, the email system provided by CommuniGate Systems is part of an initiative that includes replacing a paper-based, pigeonhole system used to notify field workers of changes, with... [31 Oct 2007]
BA makes 'fresh' new tech hires
News Speaking at silicon.com's CIO Forum conference Paul Coby, BA CIO and the UK's top CIO, said IT has transformed BA since 9/11 "and in the next six years it will do it again", adding: "That's why IT matters to BA. [16 Oct 2007]
BA launches graduate IT recruitment drive
News BA has 20 vacancies on the programme, which is open to graduates of any discipline as long as they have the skills and desire to work in IT. It is the first time in six years BA has run a campaign to recruit graduate IT talent. [23 Feb 2007]
BA seeks network cohesion with $250m SITA contract
News British Airways (BA) has signed a five-year contract worth $250m with SITA to Internet-enable its entire network. BA will build an integrated online network infrastructure so that staff at 170 sites across 90 countries can access all company and... [05 Jan 2000]
BA takes cautious approach to "much-hyped" SOA
News British Airways (BA) is taking its first steps with service-oriented architecture (SOA) but warned that wider use could still be up to five years away. Speaking at BA's annual 'IT Fair' at the airline's Waterside headquarters near Heathrow this... [19 Oct 2006]
BA chief exec backs "lean" tech future
News British Airways (BA) is borrowing a manufacturing concept originally developed by Toyota for the automotive sector in the 1970s to make its technology more "lean" for the future. BA CEO Willie Walsh claims "lean" technology and processes will be... [18 Oct 2006]
BA completes six-year SAP rollout
News British Airways (BA) has completed a six-year SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) rollout to computerise the maintenance system supporting the company's entire fleet of aircraft. BA claims EWS will improve accuracy in tracking and managing... [20 Sep 2006]
BA puts five million customers on CRM
News British Airways (BA) has launched a customer relationship management (CRM) programme on the back of its global customer database, Ocean Wave. BA will use Prime Vantage to manage all customer communications, through email, call centres and the... [03 Aug 1999]
BA off to a flier with self-service check-in
News The rollout is expected to be complete by February next year, and is the latest part of the airline's 'customer enabled' BA programme that will use IT to transform how travellers do business with BA. Paul Coby, CIO at BA, said in a statement that... [29 Oct 2003]
BA hiring IT staff again
News The move follows closely on the back of news earlier this year that BA is actually increasing its investment in IT as part of the company's customer-enabled BA (ceBA) strategy to turn the airline's fortunes around. [12 Nov 2004]
BA's Google Earth mash-up takes off
News The airline is using the satellite imaging technology on www.ba.com to offer travellers info on tourist hotspots and details of hotels they can book through the website, by allowing them to zoom in on their destination. [01 Sep 2006]
BA's former Indian offshore unit floats on NYSE
News The former Indian offshore outsourcing unit of British Airways (BA) has raised more than $255m after completing its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). WNS, which reported $202.6m in revenue for the last year, was originally set up by BA as... [04 Aug 2006]
BA launches IT recruitment drive
News Despite a company-wide senior management cull at BA, the airline will be increasing the 280 headcount in Newcastle by recruiting 30 staff in a variety of high-level roles ranging from project managers and business analysts to web design architects. [07 Jun 2006]
