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Willie Walsh

June 2024

  • A British Airways A380 takes off

    Ex-BA boss: drop green aviation policies if costs outweigh benefits

    Willie Walsh, now boss of Iata, also calls for more investment in sustainable aviation fuels

June 2023

  • An aerial view of the Virgin Australia terminal at Sydney airport, Australia.

    International air fares likely to keep rising, says aviation group

    Passengers can expect to pay more as carriers turn to ‘greener’ fuel to meet emissions targets, warns Iata

March 2023

  • Passengers walk through Heathrow airport in London in 2022

    Heathrow told to cut passenger charges in move that could lower fares

    Decision by Civil Aviation Authority comes despite airport having argued for higher fees

May 2022

  • Passengers queue for flights at Heathrow Airport.

    Airline trade body blames recruitment approval delays for UK airports gridlock

    Iata says approval times for new staff security clearances have more than tripled, driving potential employees away

October 2021

  • Willie Walsh, a former chief executive of British Airways owner IAG, acknowledges that fares will have to rise.

    ‘Not trying to mislead’: airlines chief defends industry’s net zero pledge

    Credibility is a reoccurring theme as Iata boss Willie Walsh explains how 2050 goal could be achieved
  • Iata director general Willie Walsh.

    Airline and travel chiefs attack UK Covid testing and other rules

    Willie Walsh, director general of Iata, calls tests ‘state-sponsored rip-off’ and ‘profiteering’
  • Willie Walsh

    Airline industry past worst point of Covid crisis, says trade body

    International Air Transport Association chief calls for simpler travel rules and fewer border restrictions to help sector recover

April 2021

  • Travellers at Heathrow pass a sign towards an airport testing centre.

    Covid testing must not become new norm to fly, says airline trade body

    Head of Iata criticises cost of tests as international passenger numbers fall to 11% of pre-pandemic levels

December 2020

  • Grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft parked at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington.

    Boeing's 737 Max flies again: but orders are needed to get it off the ground

    The US regulator has given the green light on safety but the pandemic is piling on the pressure for sales

September 2020

  • Willie Walsh

    Willie Walsh takes CarTrawler role after leaving BA owner IAG

    Irish car hire technology firm appoints 58-year-old as deputy chairman
  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    The red letter day for Royal Mail can't last

    Nils Pratley
    Parcel traffic is booming amid the Covid-19 pandemic but the company needs more letters to post more profit
  • Willie Walsh will relinquish the controls of IAG this week.

    Observer business agenda
    Willie Walsh braces for a bumpy last ride in the airline business

    The BA boss is quitting a reduced carrier that is planning 12,000 job cuts and facing a bruising annual meeting this week

August 2020

  • Tour guides await customers in Lisbon, Portugal

    Portugal may go back on UK's quarantine list as Covid cases pass threshold

    Country was added to safe travel list just over a week ago but fresh restrictions are now likely

July 2020

  • A British Airways plane

    British Airways owner IAG to raise €2.75bn after record loss

  • IAG boss Willie Walsh said the coronavirus meant BA, which grounded most of its fleet for four months, had a very different future, and ‘the sooner we all embrace that reality, the better for everyone’.

    British Airways pilots to vote on deal to cut jobs and pay

June 2020

  • British Airways planes parked at Gatwick airport.

    British Airways considers legal action over UK quarantine

    Airline calls government’s coronavirus plan irrational as row with ministers escalates

May 2020

  • IAG chief Willie Walsh

    BA to press ahead with job cuts plans despite furlough extension

  • Heathrow has unilaterally introduced temperature checks on passengers

    Aviation bosses raise 'serious concern' over UK quarantine plans

  • a cyclist passes grounded BA planes

    British Airways plans to resume some flights in July

  • A BA plane

    Covid-19 crisis opens doors to a leaner but meaner British Airways

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