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British Airways (BA/BAW) has reportedly come to a deal with the pilots that will see 300 job permanent job losses and another 300 will be placed in a “talent pool” to be rehired when needed. Tabloid newspaper ‘The Sun’ has reported the deal but the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) [read more]

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), one of the few unions actually engaged in talks with British Airways, has said that those talks are “hanging by a thread” after the airline issued notices of redundancy to all 4,300 pilots. The action by British Airways confirms its plans to “Fire and [read more]

Proposals set out by Low-Cost Carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) to temporarily change employees terms and conditions have gone down badly with staff according to sources close to the airline. Easyjet wanted to make changes to the terms and conditions from the 23rd March 2020 to 15th November 2021 under an agreement [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) pilots have agreed to call off a planned strike on 27th September in a bid to return to negotiations before “irreparable damage is done to the brand” Pilots that are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) have already carried out one walkout this month on [read more]

Hundreds of British Airways flights have been cancelled today as the airlines pilots start a two day walkout in a dispute over pay and conditions. The strike began at midnight local time and over 1700 flights have already been cancelled as a result and British Airways is advising passengers not [read more]

British Airways Pilots have said they will begin a series of strikes on September 9th 2019. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has given the airline formal notice that its members will strike on September 9th, 10th and 27th after an agreement could not be reached on a pay deal. [read more]

Ryanair has failed in its attempt to get the courts to block a strike by British Pilots this weekend clearing the way for the first of two planned walkouts. Pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) voted to strike after the airline failed to reach an [read more]

Ryanair’s Irish pilots that are members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) will join their British colleagues in striking on the 22nd and 23rd August. 94% of Irish Pilots voted in favour of joining their British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) colleagues in the action over terms and conditions as [read more]