Editing Rod Eddington (section)

===British Airways CEO===
Eddington replaced former British Airways CEO [[Bob Ayling]] on 2 May 2000. He reversed many of the policies of his predecessor in early 2001, such as the unpopular [[British Airways ethnic liveries|ethnic-art tailfins]]. He steered the company in the aftermath of the [[11 September 2001 attacks]] on [[New York City]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=BA to axe 7,000 jobs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/20/september11.usa10 |access-date=26 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=20 September 2001}}</ref>

In 2003, he retired the British Airways Concorde, a move viewed as controversial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concorde-spirit-tours.com/concorde.htm|title=THE BETRAYAL OF CONCORDE|website=www.concorde-spirit-tours.com|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-date=2 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202181316/http://www.concorde-spirit-tours.com/concorde.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Eddington stepped down as chief executive officer of British Airways on 30 September 2005, after more than five years in the position. He then returned to Australia to take up a position as the head of the Victorian Major Events Association, succeeding [[Steve Vizard]]. Eddington was replaced by Willie Walsh in October 2005 after he had followed a six-month shadow position.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Michael |date=2012-04-13 |title=Walsh to replace Eddington at BA |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/walsh-to-replace-eddington-at-ba-7169429.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>