Air Filter

Aiway Robbery.
Another
summer, another disaster for British Airways. The
company has just received the largest fine ever issued by Britain’s competition
agency (nearly £270m / $547m) for price fixing on fuel surcharges. BA
admitted to colluding with rival airline Virgin Atlantic (who won immunity in
the UK) on at least six occasions. The allegations are thought
to be linked to the resignation of commercial director Martin George and
communications chief Iain Burns. Although BA said fuel surcharges were “a
legitimate way of recovering costs”, in May 2007 it put aside £350 million for
legal fees and fines. Criminal proceedings against individuals in both countries
are a distinct possibility.