Ryanair pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) have been sent ballot papers in a vote on possible industrial action a dispute over their terms and conditions. Pilots are locked in a dispute with the Irish budget carrier over pensions and other allowances. BALPA says that [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has failed in its bid to get an injunction from the high court blocking its pilots from striking. Pilots that are members of the BALPA union have voted to strike over a pay deal after talks broke down between BALPA and British Airways. Pilots had been offered [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) pilots that are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) have voted to back a series of strikes in a dispute over a pay deal. BALPA represents around 90% of British Airways pilots and the union says that 93% of them voted in favour of industrial [read more]
An event for aspiring pilots being held in Manchester next weekend could help meet the projected demand of 148,000 new pilots that will be needed across Europe over the next two decades. Pilot Careers Live North will give those attending a chance to find out if the career is right [read more]
Flybe is to close its ejet bases at Cardiff (CWL/EGFF), Doncaster (DSA/EGCN) Airports and end ejet flights from Exeter (EXT/EGTE) and Norwich Airports (NWI/EGSH) at the end of Summer 2019. In documents seen by us, the airline has told its pilots that the decision follows a “critical review of the [read more]
Struggling regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) is to be rescued by a consortium involving Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic and the Stobart Group. Flybe put itself up for sale two months as cash levels were putting the airline’s operations at serious risk and it realised that a take-over was the only [read more]
The boss of Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has come under fire from a pilots union after referring to his crews as “a bunch of layabouts” after a summer of strikes has left the airline facing legal action over compensation claims. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary made the comments in phone [read more]
BMI Regional (BM/BMR) is facing industrial action after the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) announced it was to ballot members on strike action. The move comes as British Midland Regional Ltd, known as FlyBMI & BMI Regional, is engaged in talks over pay and conditions for its pilots. Whilst BALPA [read more]
Shining a laser at an aircraft can now land you up to 5 years in prison under the new law that came into effect today. The Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Act means that offenders who point a laser pen at any vehicle will face tougher penalties of up to 5 years [read more]
Pilots at Ryanair’s biggest UK hub, London Stansted, have voted to reject a Ryanair pay offer by the Irish Low-Cost Carrier (LCC). The decision, which had the support of over 60% of pilots, rejected an offer of £11,000-£22,000 extra in bonuses and allowances. The offer is conditional on all negotiations [read more]
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