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The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), which represents UK airline pilots, has outlined the health and safety risks faced by pilots on a day-to-day basis. BALPA General Secretary Amy Leversidge alongside Health Safety reps told MPs at an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health that one of the [read more]

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), the union which represents British pilots has won a landmark case against Ryanair’s practice of blacklisting pilots who took part in the strikes in 2019. Ryanair used this blacklist to withdraw perks such as travel benefits to pilots who exercised their right to strike [read more]

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air (including Wizz Air UK) recently hit the headlines after reporting losses of €285 million but for passengers and staff, the woes lie deeper within the airline, particularly when it comes to its responsibilities towards passengers when flights are cancelled or delayed. One thing we can be [read more]

The European Cockpit Association has said asking pilots to fly when fatigued is “like handing the car keys to a drunk driver,” after a video emerged of Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi asking staff “to go the extra mile” when tired. In a post on social media site Twitter, [read more]

The reborn Flybe, which is due to launch in the coming months, has come under fire from the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) over apparent confidentiality rules being forced on its pilots. The Telegraph has cited ‘industry sources’ as saying that pilots joining the regional airline are facing “unusually aggressive” [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) is abandoning its plans to operate a short-haul subsidiary from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) after failing to reach an agreement with Unions. The airline had planned to operate short-haul flights alongside its long-haul operation but no agreement could be reached with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA). A [read more]

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has written an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on him to support UK aviation by providing a “clear way out of this crisis”. The airline and travel industry has been one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic with air [read more]

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), the union that represents commercial pilots in the UK, has put out an extraordinary video warning prospective pilots about the shape of the industry post pandemic. In the video BALPA’s Head Of Membership and Career Services, Wendy Pursey, says that they estimate there will [read more]