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International Airlines Group (IAG): news on Thursday 29 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Thursday morning, 29 October 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage was mostly about British Airways expanding its network, with new routes and extra US flights, plus a fuel efficiency deal across the group. Minor negatives, such as a drone near-miss and fewer A380 routes at Heathrow, held the tone back slightly.
What drove it
- route expansion
- fuel efficiency deal
- marketing campaign and appointments
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 Oct | +2.0 | 25 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +2.3 | 17 |
| Sun 25 Oct | +3.0 | 12 |
| Mon 26 Oct | −1.7 | 19 |
| Tue 27 Oct | +3.3 | 25 |
| Wed 28 Oct | +2.0 | 21 |
| Thu 29 Oct | +4.5 | 13 |
9 stories · 13 headlines · strongest first
Travel and leisure on 29 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways starts Colombo service as part of its enlarged winter network +7.03 headlines today · 21 in all, since 25 October · BA added Colombo, Barbados and Melbourne to its winter schedule and resumed Sri Lanka flights. | ||
| +7.0 | New long-haul routes add capacity and growth for the airline. | |
| +6.3 | New leisure routes from Gatwick widen the network. | |
| +5.0 | Restarting service to Sri Lanka with promotional fares supports demand. | |
| British Airways to run a third daily service to San Francisco in 2027 +6.82 headlines today · 3 in all, since 28 October · BA is expanding Vancouver, San Francisco and other US flights in 2027. | ||
| +6.7 | Added capacity on North American routes signals expansion. | |
| +6.3 | Extra US frequencies point to strong transatlantic demand. | |
| British Airways promotes Shivani Arora to lead marketing communications +0.82 headlines today · BA promoted Shivani Arora to lead marketing communications. | ||
| +0.8 | Routine internal marketing appointment with little financial impact. | |
| +0.8 | Same routine marketing appointment reported elsewhere. | |
| IAG selects SkyBreathe for fuel efficiency +5.81 headline today · IAG chose OpenAirlines' SkyBreathe platform across five airlines. | ||
| +5.8 | Fuel efficiency software rollout across five group airlines should trim costs. | |
| Drone passes close to BA aircraft shortly after leaving Heathrow −4.51 headline today · 13 in all, since 26 October · A BA flight narrowly missed a drone. | ||
| −3.3 | Near-miss with a drone raises safety concerns, though no harm occurred. | |
| British Airways launches new marketing campaign +3.31 headline today · BA released a new marketing campaign. | ||
| +3.3 | Brand campaign launch, modestly positive for reputation. | |
| British Airways reaches 90 years of Hong Kong service +3.01 headline today · A piece marks 90 years of BA flying to Hong Kong. | ||
| +3.0 | Heritage anniversary of Hong Kong service, mildly favourable publicity. | |
| British Airways A380 cabin and passenger incidents −2.31 headline today · 4 in all, since 28 October · BA is cutting A380 Heathrow routes to four. | ||
| −2.5 | Reduced use of the largest aircraft at Heathrow, a mild step back. | |
| Vueling fares from €14 +0.81 headline today · Vueling is selling flights priced from €14 before Black Friday. | ||
| +0.8 | Group low-cost airline running routine discounted fare promotion. | |
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