BA's deficit agreement with unions only short-term fix

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British Airways' resolution with unions over its £3.7bn deficit is encouraging but will not solve the problem in the long term, industry experts warn.

Yesterday BA and its trade unions - Unite, GMB and BALPA - came to an agreement over steps to fund the £3.7bn deficit of the airline's two defined benefit schemes, the Airways Pension Scheme and th...

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