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As if the prospect of another ash cloud and 2009 losses to be reported this week in the region of £600m was not enough for BA's management to worry about, the threat of industrial action over the next 20 days looms large. A baptism of fire for the new Transport Secretary, Philip Hammond. What happened to the once proud BA? There is certainly not enough space here....

I was thinking about BA last month when Malcolm McLaren died. McLaren was always more of a showbiz impressario than a serious musical talent but this arrangement of an old French opera known as "The Flower Duet" was a perfect accompaniment to BA's outstanding advertising campaign from 1989. Although you may prefer "Buffalo Gals"....