Ahead of Budget Day, the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has urged the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to maximise the economic benefits of expanding Heathrow and Gatwick airports by making pilot training more affordable. The union - which represents over 10,000 UK pilots ...

The Court of Appeal has today upheld a landmark employment ruling that a pilot flying for Ryanair was wrongly classified as self-employed, in a major victory for workers’ rights. The court found that Captain Jason Lutz was, in fact, a ‘worker’ for aviation staffing agency Storm Global, and ...

London Heathrow Airport is experiencing major disruption today, March 21, with over 1,330 scheduled flights impacted. According to Cirium data, Heathrow was set to handle 665 departures and 669 arrivals, equating to approximately 291,000 passengers. British Airways, which operates the largest ...

To mark International Women’s Day (8 March), the British Airline Pilots’ Association has signed the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter, reaffirming its commitment to gender equality and inclusivity in the aviation industry. The signing of the charter highlights BALPA’s dedication to su...

Image credit: Aric Chen/Unsplash 96% of Virgin Atlantic (VA) pilots have voted in favour of taking industrial action after “serious concerns” have been raised about fatigue and wellbeing. In an internal ballot by the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), the company’s pilots union, a...