Pilots

Pilots union slams BA’s plan to make 12k staff redundant

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Pilot unions have slammed British Airways who announced plans to make one quarter of their staff redundant in response to the Covid-19 crisis.  The firm, which is owned by the International Airlines Group, said it is planning to lose 12,000 jobs after claiming demand will not return to 2019 levels for several years.  Brian Strutton, … Read more

Coronavirus India: Pilots leave cockpit window to avoid ‘victim’

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Shocking moment pilots hastily clamber out the cockpit window to avoid a potential coronavirus victim onboard a plane in India AirAsia pilots climbed out of window and onto a set of stairs in New Dehli, India Footage filmed on the tarmac shows one pilot taking luggage from the other Their hasty escape comes as the global … Read more

British Airways pilots face 50 per cent pay cut in desperate bid to save airline

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British Airways pilots have opted to take a 50 per cent pay cut in April and May as the company fights for its survival amidst the coronavirus pandemic.   BA employs 4,500 pilots who will take two weeks of unpaid leave each month. The reduction in their salary will be spread out over three months to … Read more

Pilots working for Jet2 say impact their rosters are having on their well-being is ‘unsustainable’ 

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Pilots working for airline hailed as the best in Europe by TripAdvisor say that the impact their rosters are having on their well-being is ‘unsustainable’ Pilots’ union Balpa is calling on Jet2 to recognise an ‘improved work life balance’  It says Jet2 pilots are becoming worried about fatigue and other health issues  Union says members … Read more