but we were against british airways, with 300 plus planes.ritish airways launched a dirty tricks campaign against us. they did everything they could to drive us out of business. we took them to court. we won the biggest damages in british history. it was christmas time. we redistributed it to all of our staff equally. and so every year we hope british airways will launch a dirty tricks campaign against us. david: people like the fact that you were against the establishment airline. one time i read that what is now called the eye, the big ferris wheel in london, british airways was supporting it and they could not get it assembled and the cannot get it to work. and you rented a -- was it a blimp? richard: we actually had a small blimp company, and we scrambled the blimp and we flew over the eye as it was still on the ground and all the world's press were there to watch this be erected. and all they said, ba cannot get it up. and we we got the headlines, they didn't. david: it turned out well and in you began building other companies. did you a

we‘ve brought hugh back to london‘s heathrow with al bridger, british airways‘ top 747 pilot.tbed seats. american and most asian carriers have retired the 747 for smaller fuel—efficient craft, but ba revamped these even larger modern ones for five more years. so, this is where you want to come and see, hugh, the flight deck? yes. it's all screens, whereas we had clockwork instruments. it wasn‘t all clockwork. boeing had installed space age autopilot, but the british didn‘t trust it, so put in their own sextants, the things used by sail ships to read the stars. the first three jumbos of the boac had sextants in case the automatic navigation didn't work. is that right? it was used in the apollo project. we would go down a corridor, and on the right would be all the apollo astronauts, those aircrafts because they were going to the moon, and on the other side of the corridor, would be the jumbo, because it was the same system. absolutely. there‘s just something about it, isn‘t it? it is iconic, it‘s fabulous and you have a real affinity to it, a love for it. modern 747s are a long

that means with airlines such as british airways, ryanair, with airlines such as british airways, rya they sold, they will be told they are not allowed to. british airways put a flight on cell today from london city to split with new flights to france can spain, portable, italy and greece. those flights will not be able to go ahead. when people are booking how will they know if it is an old flight will they know if it is an old flight or a new flight? absolutely. there will not be any more flights between the uk end each member state. by the way they stress, if for instance spain portable say they have a huge demand let's negotiate with britain, they say you cannot do that. it is a bit of a nailbiter that. it is a bit of a nailbiter that this is entirely in the event of no deal that if it were to happen then you would find all the people who had worked on those flights and all the extra added demand because the number of people expected to travel next year is 5% or 6% higher, they would try for the existing seats and that would push fares up. not a particularly good summer 0utlook. not

the government has asked the former boss of british airways to find out what needs to change.ssenger doesn't believe it's going well, then there's something there that needs to be looked at. so, how to fix it for passengers like tom? as a regular commuter, one of the biggest problems is the train is frequently late, which canjeopardise getting to work on time. and the other problem is it's deeply overcrowded. you pay a lot to get in and out of work every day, and it's not a great service. the man running the review agrees regions like the north of england have been left behind. clearly there's a need to prioritise bad expenditure in the north, as well as other regions of the country. in manchester's main control room, tim from network rail, the public company managing the infrastructure, talks to colleagues at privately operated northern rail. while i'll try to drive, i'll wait until i've got a clear run. the review of the railways, run by keith williams, was commissioned by and will answer to the government. so it's hard to imagine he will favour labour's preference of renati

the government has asked the former boss of british airways to find out what needs to change.loss of public confidence. and if the passenger doesn't believe it's going well, then there's something there that needs to be looked at. so, how to fix it for passengers like tom? as a regular commuter, one of the biggest problems is that the train is frequently late, which can jeopardise getting to work on time. the other problem is, it's deeply overcrowded. you pay a lot to get in and out of work every day, and it's not a great service. the man running the review agrees that regions like the north of england have been left behind. clearly, there's a need to prioritise bad expenditure in the north, as well as other regions of the country. in manchester's main control room, tim from network rail, the public company managing the infrastructure, talks to colleagues at privately operated northern rail. while i'll try to drive, i'll wait until i've got a clear run. the review of the railways, run by keith williams, was commissioned by and will answer to the government. so it's hard to ima

keith williams, the former boss of british airways, is running a review on behalf of the government,erything, and our job is to come up with a recommendation for the government to ta ke forward. recommendation for the government to take forward. you will look at the balance between public and private? we will look at everything. mr williams also said investment should be prioritised to regions like the north of england, and he said the complexity of the system and lack of accountability rte issues he will address. —— rte issues he will address. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. theresa may sends 30 governement ministers out across the country in a push to win over critics of her brexit deal, ahead of tuesday's vote. a bbc investigation finds black and arab academics at the uk's top universities earn a quarter less than white colleagues. police in new zealand continue to search for missing british backpacker grace millane who was last seen six days ago at an auckland hotel. in the business news: the markets recover after big falls on th

you can set off and return in any part of europe, you can set off on british airways or easyj et caneasyjet in athens and land in milan and you don't have to start or stop in the uk and that would end. for example, easyjet are taking their headquarters to vienna, because they realise if they are a british owned company, they will lose access to europe. the eu are saying this is the worst case scenario and their mantra is that they are preparing for the worst and still hoping for a deal. thank you very much. this lets talk more about what a business here is saying about it. business groups are urging politicians to prevent britain leaving the european union without a deal, saying that with only 100 days to go until brexit, there is not enough time for some companies to make contingency plans. our business editor simon jack is here. is the business community at one? not all businesses are anti—brexit. but most businesses want a deal. you can count on the fingers of one hand the business leaders who think leaving with no deal is a good idea. what we have seen today is a bunch of busines

in his first broadcast interview about the issue, the former chief executive of british airways keith been lost after periods of severe disruption. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge has more. when problems hit, like in october on main routes between the west of england and london, the disruption can be huge. 0ur rail system is at bursting point. pretty much everyone says fundamental reform is needed. so on a visit to manchester and preston, where overcrowding and punctuality are persistent problems, the man in charge of finding solutions told us the trust of passengers had been lost. keith williams, the former boss of british airways, is running a review on behalf of the government, but he insists he's being open—minded. i'm independent, you know, for me, all options are on the table, so i think we should look at everything, and ourjob is to come up with a recommendation for government, of whatever persuasion, to take forward. so you will look at the balance between public and private? we should look at everything, i think we should look at the balance between public and privat

that represents about 7500 passengers, along with cancellations on norwegian and british airways faree, the busiest day of the winter for most big british airports. it is not going to be here at gatwick. and the people whose flights are sadly are cancelled will go straight to the back of the queue. i count that we have about 150,000 back of the queue. i count that we have about 150 , 000 people back of the queue. i count that we have about 150,000 people so far who are trying to get seats, their flights had been cancelled, trying to find seats on the few flights with any room between now and christmas day and, for the last 24 hours here, it has beenjust utter misery. i've been speaking to many, many passengers often telling the same story, alli airline hasjust abandoned after and we are sleeping on the flawed read at all. yellow —— ourairline. on the flawed read at all. yellow —— our airline. what are the airlines meant to do in this kind of situation? it is very, very straightforward. as soon as an airline cancels a flight it has a must do list it has to carry out for every passenger

we joke anecdotely like airlines like british airways, they are competing for the same passenger on the same seat on the same route, so ancillary revenue is going to become increasingly important and more importantly, we won't be able to measure the yield per passenger. it will be the revenue per passenger. airlines are going to become retail outlets. >> that's quite a prediction i want to shift gears to the air craft space. just this week, we saw that boeing secured terms with the brazili brazilian jet maker. they have agreed the terms to it we have seen air bus embark on a partnership with a canadian airline. what should we make of these strategic moves? what's behind them >> that gives them the full suite of product from the ultra long hold aircraft through to the shorter regional jets. there is huge demand in europe and emerging markets for these single aisle, 100, 130 seat aircraft and boeing and air bus have moved beyond that therefore it was a space the easiest way to get into the space and these aircraft are popular amongst airlines and users is to acquire someone, become a part

checked, airlines other than british airways fly around without problems.he lights will go off and the planes won't fly and, you know, we get shut off like a third world african country. anna: so it won't be that bad because europeans will, in their own interest, try and do small deals. they have said they won't do small mini deals on the side. but i think we are seeing that now. our businesses having to make decisions on the basis that we just don't know. i find it perplexing that canada plus and norway plus were offered 18 months ago when, for some reason, theresa may decide not to head in that direction. brexiteers will look worth while from the remainders perspective, but we live in a world of uncertainty. we will wait for the show to get back on the road. matt: all right. nonetheless, i will be standing by with a camera on march 29. just in case everything gets shut down. thanks so much for joining us. pleasure have you on the program. let's quickly take a look at the markets, just about 42 minutes into the session. especially in italy, because of thei

in the last hour british airways at gatwick has released a statement saying it is offering a range of options on its website. there remains plenty of anger, frustration and disappointment among passengers. the have had their christmas plans ruined. 0ne passenger described the scene as carnage. thank you very much. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster for us now. quite an unusual crisis for government ministers to deal with? absolutely, especially at this time of year. 0fficial absolutely, especially at this time of year. official to track officials from various government departments have been meeting this afternoon in the cabinet office. the department for transport meeting with police and some other groups to make sure that they can share information and that they can share information and that there is a decent picture build up that there is a decent picture build up of what everybody is doing in this situation. we also had it confirmed in the last while from the secretary gavin williamson that the army will be helping sussex police as they continue with their

gemma alcock who uses drones to aid search and rescue missions, alastair rosenschein a former british airwaysfly to cyprus for her close friends funeral, and joanne mason — a dog that she is fostering spent 2a hours in a crate, after the flight she was on was diverted to liverpool. first, thank you for talking to us. do you back the decision to reopen gatwick despite the drones and drone operator still not having been caught? yes, i thinki do today. i think so many people yesterday were trying to get home for christmas, andi trying to get home for christmas, and i think it's quite important that the airport does everything they can to get them the. i couldn't get to cyprus for today but if they can get people home, yes. and as long as it is safe for them to do so. what do you say, joanne? yes, definitely, as long as this is safe for them to do so the airport should be reopened. people need to get home to friends and family so yes, as long as it is so. it is a safety and security issue and one relies on the police to give advice to the airport authorities and the decision was made, andl author

thank you, british airways, for making me feel so comfortable.real. " i will be your fortress any time. we are two rectangle is making a square. it is one of the funniest things i have seen. i not surprised it was trading last night. bros were a bit before my time. last night. bros were a bit before really?! last night. bros were a bit before my time. really?! having seen that i will watch that. it was very much my time. i had the big shoes and bottle tops. you had bottle tops on your doc martens. other brands were available, obviously. all big red ribbons... 51 jeans. i didn't have a way that stuff. you went with it. that is true. it is hysterically funny. you have to watch it. it will educate you about what they were like. and about the las vegas years will stop when they talk about the vegas years, that is... and that is doing brilliantly well. —— matt. it was on strictly a few years ago. how was on strictly a few years ago. how was he? jiahui else was into bros. shaun. despite what he's doing today, he is in between these hits... # when will

a british airways plane there on the move. so things are moving. it is good to see.e discovered by the royal botanic gardens at kew in the last year. the discoveries include carnivorous pitcher plants, and exotic orchids. scientists say some could lead to new types of medicines or crops, as helen briggs reports. apologies, some trouble bringing that report to you. let‘s move onto another story. the number of cars produced in the uk has fallen sharply in november, nearly 20% fewer ca rs sharply in november, nearly 20% fewer cars were made than in the same month in 2017 the stop the society of motor manufacturers and traders said the substantial decline followed recent trends of weaker demand, both at home and in european and asian markets. just over 129,000 ca rs we re and asian markets. just over 129,000 cars were built in november. borisjohnson is understood to have been cleared of breaking the tories‘ code of conduct with comments he made about women wearing burkas. he had written that they looked liked "letter boxes" or "bank robbers" in a telegraph column in whic

and a year earlier in 2016 a british airways pilot said a drone actuallyollided with the plane as it camen for a landing at london's heathrow. it landed safely. the study shows that even a sml drone can do catastrophic damage to a plane likehis. dozens of police officers are searching for the rogue drone operator while passengers try to salvage their holiday travel. and this morning gatwick airport policeay they doo believe this is a deliberate act to operations at the airport. hoda and savannah, they say they do not believerots t related. >> ridiculous. thank you so much.ur >>> we to craig. you have another big story? >> gooda morning. ot of folks paying attention to this. harvey d movie mogul weinstein appearing in court here in new york city. a judge is expected to rule on the fate of the criminal case against him. nbc's stephanie gosk is at that cour. steph, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, craig. yeah, thing hearing this mor is critical. one of the most serious charges against harvey instein has already been dropped leaving some to wonder if the criminal case agains

keith williams, the former boss of british airways, is running a review on behalf of the government,ic confidence and a loss of public trust. hence the need for review because, the end of the day, the rail network works for the consumer, the passenger and the passenger does not believe it is going well then there is something there needs to be looked at. mr williams also said investment should be prioritised to regions like the north of england, saying the complexity of the system and a lack of accountability are two issues we will address. theo is here. he will be telling us what's hot and what's not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. the government warns a no deal brexit would mean six months of chaos at our ports: there are emergency plans to fly in medicines. a teenager is jailed for bomb hoaxes that led to schools being evacuated and an aiport security security scare. british yachtswoman susie goodall has been rescued from the south pacific ocean after her ship was damaged in a storm during a solo round the world race. here are your business h

you can hear me laughing on the british airways on at the end, you can hear my voice, behind the camerahose spinal tap like moments. at the same time that is crying, laughing and padding and you do not know what side you run until the end. the film throws you in all directions. what did matt goss say when he saw those specific clips? it does not show him in the best light, let's put that gently. i do not agree. i think he comes off as a quirky, amazing individual with some interesting insights on life. because of the alan partridge analogies you can draw towards him, they are very clear, but when i showed them the film the first time in los angeles, he said to me, i did not know i was that quirky. i think he loves it, i think he is happy with how it has come out. you do get drawn into it, it is compelling. when i was watching it i felt i was almost intruding on a slow motion emotional car crash, watching it on vale. do you think that is a fairer assessment of this? it is very powerful. i would say so. can you imagine going through everything they did back in the 1980s, not speaking from

disrupted last night and unfortunately we have now lost the entire first wave of departures of british airways flight gets cancelled, that means you go to the back of the queue for seats on flights which are going to depart, and sadly at this time of year there is very little slack in the system and very few spare seats. exactly because it is just so busy because people are trying to get away. are there any alternatives on offer? any other airports or airlines offering to help or rail and coach services? there are very few alternatives. i am just looking at the list of cancellations here. to the canary islands, the alps. there is no alternative really, to flying. there may be some seats available from other airports, and there could well be a number of people getting involved in slightly long and convoluted journeys, and it must be stressed that the airline that cancelled your flight is responsible for getting you to your destination as swiftly as possible, even if they have got to pay money to another airline to do it. i have had reports of people saying help, no flights until after christmas

in the last few minutes, british airways has released a statement saying it is offering a range of refundler and that is just one story among thousands of how plans have been disrupted during the course of today. one of the busiest periods of the year, five days before christmas. thank you very much from gatwick airport. the number of homeless people in england and wales who die has increased by nearly a quarter over five years to almost 600, according to official estimates. it's the first research of its kind carried out by the office for national statistics. life expectancy for the homeless is nearly half that for people in stable housing, with homeless men and women dying on average at the age of 44. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. matthew died in a public toilet. martin hyde was tragically murdered while sleeping rough. david was holding down a full—time job but living in a small vehicle and died in the fire. at this charity in stockport, they have long remembered those who died homeless. they were friends who cared for them, helped them and in many cases at

cancelled due to destruction, and it has put me in the position where i've had to be on the phone to british airwaysis the really annoying fact going round in my head. thinking that i can spend christmas with my family is also frustrating. but we will see. we have seen the news coverage u nfold we have seen the news coverage unfold over the last couple of days, do you have sympathy with those describing this incident is unprecedented, saying this is the kind of thing we haven't seen before? i think my anger has taken over, so i don't system with the whatsoever. they should really have it under control. —— i don't feel sympathy whatsoever. thank you so much full stop clearly plenty of people still feeling anger, disappointment and frustration, that has been paramount here over the last couple of days full stop but, gatwick airport has told us earlier today that they expect things to return to normal by tomorrow night. the advice for now is to check the status of your flight before you come here. thank you for that update at gatwick. gatwick‘s runway may have reopened but thousands of passengers are s

airways. stuart: i've got another one for you. forgive me but i want to go back to the standoff. britishd to political people facing off talking to each other on camera discussing the issues of the day. you don't see that in america. all these conversations and discussions and negotiations are in the back room someplace. right out front i loved it. they needed a couple in the back. the immigration discussion that they have there. there will be people who will say nancy pelosi, chuck schumer got the better of him, but i think you will write in the long run at the american people will say he's standing on his principles. he is saying we need to see this in one of the interesting parts was when nancy pelosi says the cameras need to get out of here and we can negotiate people cringing at that. that's politics. that's what i love. >> that's the way washington is working on it that when you step in the oval office embraces oval office embraces recommending a duration. stuart: we just have to get used to it. not easy. we'll be watching tonight and we thank you for being with us today. i've got