BA posts first quarter pre-tax loss of £148m

Trading conditions 'very challenging' with 'no visible signs of improvement'

• BA posts £148m loss and remains gloomy on industry prospects (The Guardian)

The Times describes the loss as 'the worst result since privatisation'

BA to scrap free meals on short flights

In a desperate bid to save around £22 million a year The Independent reports that BA is to scrap 'free meals' on its short haul flights.

British Airways asks staff to work without pay for a month

It's with mixed feelings I notice that BA has asked its employees to work without pay for a month; Schadenfreude, in that this organisation has put its own greed before our quality of life, contrasted with sadness, because we are witnessing yet another British company "fighting for its own survival".

• British Airways asks staff to work for nothing (Reuters)

BA management is commendably trying everything to avoid job losses, however it's clear that redundancies are the logical next step. Asking employees to "play their part" like this, without giving any extra job security seems rather one-sided.

At the end of the day, management will decide who gets made redundant and you can be fairly sure that Chief Executive Willie Walsh won't be laying himself off in a hurry, even if he is selflessly forgoing a month's salary from his annual £735,000 paycheck.

Time for BA employees to jump the sinking ship (err, plane)?

Wheels fall off BA plane

A British Airways flight from Amsterdam lost its front wheels during a "hard landing" at London City Airport last night. Luckily none of the 71 people onboard were seriously hurt.

• The BBC has more information and some video footage