BA's own employees may have felt emboldened to strike (illegally) in support of former colleagues at the catering firm in order to set a marker for the battles to come as BA moves to the new, fifth terminal at Heathrow.
In the early 1990s, Sir Richard won damages and an apology from BA at the High Court for a "dirty tricks" campaign, in which BA allegedly poached passengers, staff and gave negative stories about the Virgin founder to the press.
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"The seven days' notice period is sufficient time for BA management to do the sensible thing and reopen meaningful negotiations, " they added.
He then spent 12 months studying the Bard for his BA in English Literature, devouring Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello and Hamlet.
Tom Otley of Business Traveller magazine wonders in the Daily Mail whether British passengers will suffer because of the lack of room for expansion at the airport, which is BA's base.
Robbie Keane had a quiet home debut for the Hammers and substitute Demba Ba hit the post from close in as Grant's side returned to the bottom of the league.
The three-man attack of Piquionne, Cole and Ba worked well for West Ham as the latter saw his shot from 12 yards cleared off the line after a jinking run by the influential Noble on the left.
British Airways, which has a patent on the yin yang pattern, doesn't think direct aisle access is a major issue for most travelers, said Simon Talling-Smith, BA's executive vice president for the Americas.
Cole and Demba Ba went close for the visitors while Jermain Defoe was denied by Robert Green, who also tipped Gareth Bale's free-kick on to the bar.
"Newcastle United can confirm that Chelsea Football Club has made an official offer for Demba Ba which has triggered the release clause in the player's contract, " the club's website reported.
But despite some advice to the contrary, BA can't possibly compete head-on for the same market as the no-frills carriers.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, the company's chief executive Michael O'Leary said BA has only itself to blame for following the wrong strategy.
The F-35 contract Lockheed beat out Boeing ( BA) for almost a decade ago is so huge because the government opted to make just one basic aircraft design serve all branches.
On the day of my hip hop tour of Gabon, the government sponsored a free streetside concert with Amenem, Tina and Ba'Ponga warming up the stage for Senegalese-born U.S hip-hop star Akon.
Our current fees equate to 18, 855.27 USD for a full BA (Hons) compared to around 42, 000 USD for the equivalent attendance based degree.
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The union wants BA's existing pilots to have the chance to apply for work with the new airline before the firm embarks on hiring new staff.
But in the first installment Sullivan discusses Demba Ba, the French-born Senegalese striker who played for West Ham last season, left when the club was relegated, and is now perhaps the hottest attacking player in the Premiership.
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Ms Reyad, a reporter for the Al Dustoor newspaper, was killed in Ba'kouba, northeast of Baghdad, on 17 November, according to the Iraqi Journalists' Syndicate (IJS).
The airline argued that Unite had not polled its members correctly: some votes were recorded from people no longer employed by BA, and the call for industrial action did not specify the intention to strike for 12 consecutive days precisely at Christmas.
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If the strike is not called off by Thursday, BA has pledged to announce details of its flight programme for the strike days.
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The Hammers failed to clinch the loan signing of Hoffenheim's Senegalese international striker Demba Ba in time for him to feature at St Andrew's but Grant said the move is close to going through.
They supply the superlight carbon fiber wings for the Boeing 787, for instance (NYSE: BA).
Mr Walsh said terms and conditions for the new venture would be different from those in BA's main operation, but said he was confident concerns could be assuaged.
The defeat dropped West Ham back into the relegation zone and Hammers boss Avram Grant believed Vidic should have been sent off for a perceived professional foul on Demba Ba rather than the yellow card he received when the visitors were trailing 2-0.
That was not good enough for Mike Post, a former BA pilot and another of the trustees who resigned.
Then the leasing company that's the largest customer for Boeing's (nyse: BA - news - people ) 787 Dreamliner gave word that structural changes to where the plane's wings attach to the fuselage would further delay the 787's first flight by three to six months.
The next day BA applied to London's High Court for an injunction to stop them.
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On the corporate front, Boeing (BA) is set for a higher open this morning after employees in three states agreed on Thursday to a new four-year contract.
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