British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike

  LONDON -- British Airways said Monday it has cancelled almost all its flights for 48 hours, affecting as many as 195,000 travellers, due to a strike by pilots over pay. The U.K.'s flagship carrier said in a statement that it had "no way of predicting how many (pilots) would come to work or which aircraft they are qualified to fly." As a result, it said it had "no option but to cancel nearly 100%" of its flights for the duration of the strike. British Airways said it stands ready to return