Flying Light: British Airways Flight 268 (B)

3 Pages Posted: 21 Oct 2008

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R. Edward Freeman

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Jenny Mead

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Abstract

Despite the incident at takeoff, the British Airways pilots, after discussion with the airline engineers at Heathrow Airport in London, decided to continue the flight uninterrupted. Although the plane landed safely in England, the decision to continue flying set off a hailstorm of criticism and sparked tension between the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the CAA, the British equivalent. This case discusses the fallout from the incident, and the ramifications of the decision that was made. See also the A case, UVA-E-0294.

Keywords: environmental issues, ethical issues, government and business, government regulation, leadership, public relations/publicity, uncertainty, ethics

Suggested Citation

Freeman, R. Edward and Mead, Jenny, Flying Light: British Airways Flight 268 (B). Darden Case No. UVA-E-0295, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1278380 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1278380

R. Edward Freeman (Contact Author)

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business ( email )

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Jenny Mead

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business ( email )

P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States

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