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Walking (and exercising) in the air

Top athletes hoping to represent Team GB and ParalympicsGB are sharing their exercise techniques in a wellbeing video for British Airways customers, available on flights from February, which can be viewed here: Wellbeing Video

World Champion heptathlete Jessica Ennis, Olympic medal gymnast Louis Smith and Paralympic medallist Shelly Woods feature in the ten-minute film demonstrating a number of exercises tailored towards in-flight wellbeing.

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Libya Flights To Resume

British Airways plans to resume flights to Tripoli from Tuesday May 1, 2012.

 

The return of services between Heathrow and Tripoli follows a thorough security review in conjunction with the UK Government and the Libyan authorities.

British Airways’ chief executive Keith Williams said: “We are delighted to be returning to Libya. Our flights to Tripoli have provided a vital economic link for many years, and it is good news for everyone that we can now restart operations.”

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

The design of the British Airways aircraft to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be ‘The Dove’ by up and coming British designer Pascal Anson. His artwork beat hundreds of entries in the BA Great Britons Programme, and was chosen by a judging panel including Turner-prize nominated artist and Royal Academician Tracey Emin, the Royal Academy of Arts and the airline.

As BA Great Britons mentor, Tracey Emin has advised Pascal during the project, and said: “It would have been easy to put a motif or a pattern on the side of an aircraft – but Pascal’s design takes it to another level. He uses the entire livery of the aircraft to redefine the way you look at it. The dove is a stunning piece of work and will bring real excitement to anyone who flies on one of the repainted planes.

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Timothy Spall stars in BA Great Britons Film

Actor Timothy Spall has been cast in the lead role for a short film written by BA Great Britons winner – Prasanna Puwanarajah with support from Richard E Grant.

Currently in production, the film was shot in various locations in and around London, including the Velodrome at the London 2012 Olympic Park.

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BA Welcomes New Aircraft Into The Fleet

British Airways welcomes its latest aircraft, a Boeing 777-300ER, into the fleet. This brings the total number of Boeing 777-300ERs up to five out of a total fleet of 229 aircraft. The plane, capable of carrying up to 299 people in four cabins, is due to depart for its first flight to Tokyo on January 1.

 

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