BA talks off – strike on – answers

By Berni | March 22, 2010

questions

  1. What has collapsed? talks aimed at averting a weekend strike
  2. Which verb is used to describe Tony Woodley coming out of the negotiations? ’emerge’ He emerged from negotiations..
  3. Which adjective is used to describe the negotiations? last-ditch, last chance to agree
  4. What couldn’t Tony Woodley and the BA CEO Willy Walsh do? hammer out a deal
  5. What is now going ahead? strikes
  6. Where is the offer from BA? ‘on the table’ ie: still open for the union to accept
  7. How does this compare with their previous one? it is inferior, less attractive
  8. What has the company done to cope with the strike? taken steps to minimise the impact
  9. Which verb tells you they have acquired aircraft from Ryanair? draft in, ‘drafting in aircraft from the discount carrier…’
  10. Which adjective is used to describe their contingency plans? robust
  11. What was the original change proposed by BA going to affect? rosters (lists of personnel allocated to specific fights)
  12. What, as a consequence of other organisations becoming involved, has happened to the situation? it has got out of control
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