Company Watch - British Airways.For more company news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jun 26, 2006 British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. investigated for 'cartel activity' on fuel surcharges; Virgin, UAL UAL United Airlines (ICAO code) UAL Unified Accelerator Library (Brookhaven National Laboratory) UAL User Account Lockdown UAL User Access Layer UAL Universal Auxiliary Language UAL User Agent Layer , AA contacted. British Airways is among the targets of a joint investigation by UK and US authorities into "alleged cartel activity," the airline said in a statement issued yesterday.The probe involves BA and "other airlines" and relates to the "pricing of passenger air transportation, including fuel surcharges," the carrier said. BA added that it has "given leave of absence" to Commercial Director Martin George and Head of Communications Iain Burns while the investigation is ongoing. Jun 23, 2006 British Airways under investigation for alleged price fixing price fixing n. a criminal violation of federal anti-trust statutes, in which several competing businesses reach a secret agreement (conspiracy) to set prices for their products to prevent real competition and keep the public from benefiting from price competition. . British and U.S. regulators are investigating alleged price fixing of passenger fares and fuel surcharges by British Airways and other airlines, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a statement issued Thursday from British Airways. Jun 22, 2006 Skyteam seems to have benefited from the uproar caused by the UK OFT investigation into British Airways with little coverage of its own legal problems. It is being investigated by the European Commission and has 12 weeks to respond. It is looking into collusion between member airlines on routes between the US and the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community , but did not provide details. When Air France and KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) merged, the commission required the airlines to give up slots at their Paris and Amsterdam hubs in order to increase competition. "SkyTeam carriers will have the opportunity to demonstrate the economic benefits of the alliance and provide a preference on the best way to address the (antitrust) problems identified," the commission said in a statement. http://ec.europa.eu http://www.skyteam.com Jun 24, 2006 |
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