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...Mickey Mouse first appeared in Steamboat Willie (1928), and on January 1 the US’s draconian 95-year copyright period comes to an end....
...George Parker is the FT’s political editor Find out about our latest stories first — follow @ftweekend on Twitter Letters in response to this article: Heseltine’s Tarzan morphs into Tolkien’s Treebeard...
...The best gift I’ve received recently is a pair of fur-lined, low-heeled taupe boots from Sarah Jessica Parker’s line....
...“We are in the midst of an unprecedented recovery,” Doug Parker, chief executive of American Airlines, told analysts on the latest quarterly earnings call....
...Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways, said the proposal had come as a “surprise” and would hinder the aviation industry’s recovery from an unprecedented...
...Oscar Munoz, chief executive of United Airlines, received $18.7m in the same year, while Doug Parker, head of American Airlines, received $11.1m....
...On Thursday, Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways’ parent IAG, said it would not restart flying if a 14-day quarantine was imposed on passengers arriving in the UK because it would put people...
...Last week, I phoned the parent company of British Airways, IAG, to see when its chief executive, Willie Walsh, last flew in coach....
...“Anniversaries are a pain in the arse,” says Willie White, director of Dublin Theatre Festival, which this year turns 60....
...Even Jamie Parker has unexpected touches of stolidity as undercover reporter Mike Connor, chippy and hostile to such wealth and privilege....
...Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive, is a vocal proponent of partnership with the Gulf carriers and has forged a close working relationship with Akbar Al Baker, his counterpart at Qatar Airways....
...Willie Walsh, IAG’s chief executive, said Iberia’s restructuring “continues to have a positive impact”, and based on its progress, the Spanish subsidiary would get 16 new Airbus long-range passenger jets...
...Willie Walsh, chief executive of BA’s parent, International Airlines Group, said if Swissport did not fix the problems he would consider ending the contract....
...He is close to Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive. Qatar Airways said it may increase its shareholding in IAG over time, although non-EU airlines are banned from owning majority stakes in EU carriers....
...Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, parent of BA, said on Friday: “We fly over Iraq because we consider it safe – if we thought Iraq was unsafe we would not fly over Iraq.”...
...Willie Walsh, IAG’s chief executive, said Iberia’s turnround remained a “work in progress”, and raised the possibility of a voluntary redundancy programme going beyond the 3,100 jobs cull....
...Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, is set to receive four times more for last year than he did for 2012 because of awards under the company’s bonus and long-term incentive schemes...
...Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, British Airways’ parent, last year called on Colin Matthews to resign as Heathrow chief executive when he was pushing for a significant increase...
...The head of Catlin highlighted comments from Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways owner International Airlines Group, who said last week the UK carrier would continue to fly passenger jets over...
...International Airlines Group on Friday reported further progress with the turnround of Iberia, its Spanish subsidiary that previously ran up large losses, reports Andrew Parker....
...Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, said the carrier has never shared the risk analysis that led it to stop flying over eastern Ukraine in March....
...While not specifically referencing AstraZeneca, Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways owner IAG, last week expressed strong doubts about the case for the government having more powers to intervene...
...But Iberia’s second and third-quarter results in 2013 were an improvement on 2012, leading Willie Walsh, IAG’s pugnacious chief executive, to say in November: “There’s a lot of work that we need to do, but...
...Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, is to be appointed chairman of Ireland’s state debt agency as the country aims to become the first eurozone country to successfully exit an...
...Willie Walsh, IAG’s chief executive, said Iberia was on track to shed 2,700 jobs this year, with additional redundancies in 2014 and 2015, but stressed there would also need to be further productivity improvements...
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