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International Airlines Group (IAG): news on Saturday 14 November 2026
News from the 24 hours to Saturday morning, 14 November 2026.
Tone of the day
−5.5negative
−5.5
Relevant headlines59
Stories12
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 dominated by a double tail strike on a British Airways A321neo at Heathrow, with the aircraft grounded and an investigation under way. Plans to leave Stansted, a US flight stoppage and a musician's lost instruments added to the negative tone, partly offset by new routes and an advertising venture.
What drove it
- Heathrow tail strike
- Stansted exit
- US ground stop disruption
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 8 Nov | 0.0 | 3 |
| Mon 9 Nov | −2.8 | 9 |
| Tue 10 Nov | −2.3 | 10 |
| Wed 11 Nov | +0.3 | 14 |
| Thu 12 Nov | −2.0 | 14 |
| Fri 13 Nov | −1.3 | 54 |
| Sat 14 Nov | −5.5 | 59 |
12 stories · 59 headlines · strongest first
Travel and leisure on 14 NovemberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways A321 double tailstrike at Heathrow −6.724 headlines today · 36 in all, since 13 November · Many outlets report a BA A321neo striking its tail twice on landing at Heathrow, going around, with an AAIB probe. | ||
| −7.5 | Aircraft taken out of service after double strike | |
| −7.5 | Frightening landing with passengers screaming gets global coverage | |
| −7.5 | Video of repeated runway contact spreads widely | |
| −7.5 | Dramatic double runway contact at Heathrow | |
| −6.7 | Repeated rear strike on approach at Heathrow | |
| −6.7 | Aircraft rear hits runway, major outlet coverage | |
| −6.7 | Aircraft struck runway twice, widely reported incident | |
| −6.7 | Safety investigation opened after aircraft rear struck runway | |
| −6.7 | Aircraft rear scraped runway on landing | |
| −6.7 | Runway contact during landing reported by broadcaster | |
| −6.7 | Aircraft rear hits runway on Heathrow approach | |
| −6.7 | Specific aircraft aborted landing after double rear strike | |
| −6.7 | Double rear strike on landing in London | |
| −6.7 | Camera footage of rear scraping runway | |
| −6.7 | Rear of plane strikes runway during landing | |
| −6.7 | Aborted landing after rear of aircraft hit runway | |
| −6.7 | Rear strike during go-around at Heathrow | |
| −6.7 | Video shows aircraft rear hitting runway | |
| −6.7 | Video of twice striking runway at Heathrow | |
| −6.7 | Go-around following double rear strike | |
| −6.7 | Viral video of runway strike at Heathrow | |
| −6.7 | Runway contact during Heathrow landing attempt | |
| −6.7 | Landing aborted after apparent rear strike | |
| −5.0 | Explains consequences for the aircraft after strike | |
| British Airways to withdraw entirely from London Stansted after April 2027 −4.89 headlines today · 16 in all, since 12 November · British Airways will cancel all remaining Stansted flights after spring 2027, affecting five European routes. | ||
| −5.8 | All services from airport removed after spring 2027 | |
| −5.8 | Reported departure from London airport | |
| −5.8 | Remaining Stansted services cancelled | |
| −5.8 | Airport exit and five routes dropped | |
| −5.8 | Complete exit from airport with flights removed | |
| −5.8 | Stops flying from regional airport entirely | |
| −5.8 | Airline withdrawing from Stansted and dropping routes | |
| −5.8 | All Stansted flying to end in 2027 | |
| −4.2 | Glasgow passengers affected by route cuts | |
| Luggage of Amjad Ali Khan goes missing with BA −4.86 headlines today · 7 in all, since 13 November · Musician Amjad Ali Khan said six bags of instruments were delayed by British Airways before a US tour. | ||
| −5.0 | Famed musician's missing instruments embarrass airline | |
| −5.0 | Delayed bags with instruments prompt public plea | |
| −5.0 | Musician publicly appeals to airline over lost items | |
| −5.0 | Lost luggage with valuable instruments hurts service reputation | |
| −5.0 | Baggage problem threatens artist's tour, public appeal | |
| −5.0 | Delayed bags jeopardise performances, reputational hit | |
| US ground stop disrupts transatlantic flights −3.25 headlines today · A stoppage of flights across the US affected services run by Aer Lingus, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways. | ||
| −5.0 | Flights disrupted by American air traffic stoppage | |
| −4.2 | Delays and cancellations from UK airports due to US outage | |
| −2.5 | Aer Lingus operations affected by US flight halt | |
| −2.5 | Aer Lingus watching US flight halt unfold | |
| −1.7 | Aer Lingus reassures that inbound flights can still land | |
| Aer Lingus US campaign with Sharon Horgan +4.43 headlines today · 10 in all, since 13 November · Aer Lingus launched a US advert with Sharon Horgan. | ||
| +5.8 | Comedian fronts US marketing push for Aer Lingus | |
| +5.0 | Advert introduces Aer Lingus to American viewers | |
| +5.0 | Humorous US advert raises Aer Lingus profile | |
| British Airways schedules summer 2027 flights to Split, Nice and Bergen +5.03 headlines today · 17 in all, since 11 November · BA's summer 2027 timetable now includes new routes to Split, Nice and Bergen. | ||
| +5.0 | Summer schedule grows with three new destinations | |
| +5.0 | New direct route adds Norway to network | |
| +4.2 | New Croatian route announced | |
| IAG launches IAG Media advertising network +6.32 headlines today · 5 in all, since 13 November · IAG's new ad firm offers access to 122 million travellers, including free Wi-Fi ads. | ||
| +5.0 | Group's new ad business offers reach to many travellers | |
| +5.0 | New advertising business reaching large audience of travellers | |
| Solotech fits out British Airways ARC with sound system +2.82 headlines today · 3 in all, since 13 November · BA's 3,800-capacity ARC opened with an L-Acoustics sound system. | ||
| +3.3 | Branded venue launches with high-end sound system | |
| +3.3 | New branded concert venue opens in London | |
| Victor Wanyama's partner's film appears on British Airways +1.72 headlines today · Wanyama's partner celebrated her film appearing on British Airways. | ||
| +1.7 | Inflight entertainment features a celebrated film | |
| +1.7 | Passenger pleased to find her film on board | |
| American passenger files new £50,000 lawsuit against British Airways −5.01 headline today | ||
| −5.0 | Fresh legal claim from US passenger | |
| British Airways aircraft diverted to Shannon over an unwell passenger −1.71 headline today · A BA flight diverted to Shannon with an ill passenger. | ||
| −1.7 | Diversion for medical reasons, minor operational event | |
| British Airways changes rewards system +1.41 headline today · 7 in all, since 11 November · British Airways is allowing limited voucher extensions. | ||
| +0.8 | Minor customer policy tweak on expiring vouchers | |
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