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]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has said it has reached an agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) over the future of pilots employed by the airline. According to BALPA the deal will see 270 pilots being made redundant and pay cuts of up to 20% for the remaining flight crew. [read more]
The union representing Easyjet pilots in the UK has warned its member that they are “on the frontline for the very soul of the airline” as it accuses Easyjet of not acting in good faith. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) gave the warning to members in a letter from [read more]
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]
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