British Airways, like its counterparts in the United States, is having a difficult time thriving during the current global economic slowdown. In an attempt to adjust to the current financial climate, the airline is making a number of different business alterations.
The changes British Airways is making include cutting down the number of seats available on each flight, postponing the 12 new Airbus planes it had planned to add to its fleet and grounding planes to compensate for the lack of capacity.
In June, the year-over-year comparisons showed a significant drop in capacity. Industry experts are blaming the drop of business travelers …read more

Not sure how this happens, but according to the Economist the slide in the airlines’ fortunes has not yet affected Boeing and Airbus. I guess that’s where all of those new fees are going.