Great to meet with Mike Kane MP Department for Transport to discuss airspace design, more women in aviation, fatigue and flight time limitations, the Employment Rights Bill, pilot licences post-Brexit and the need for aviation themed art for Mike’s new ministerial office! BALPA

Great to see this important airspace design consultation launched today Department for Transport UK Civil Aviation Authority. BALPA is looking forward to engaging with the consultation to ensure we have a modern, efficient, safe and sustainable airspace system the UK urgently requires.

Following the long-awaited reveal of the new Government's first budget, BALPA General Secretary Amy Leversidge welcomed stronger employment rights, but has critiqued the rise in Air Passenger Duty. Read the full comment: balpa.org/2024/10/30/bud… BALPA is the Voice of UK pilots.

BALPA’s Annual Delegate Conference is under way! Team BALPA has been working hard this week to set up our yearly business in our 87th year, and with a packed agenda on day one, we couldn’t be more excited. Building a sustainable future in aviation starts here 🛫

The theme for our Annual Delegates Conference this year is ‘Building a Sustainable Future.’ 🌱 As our General Secretary, Amy Leversidge, and Executive President, Paul Copland say: “Aviation connects people and economies worldwide and is a force for good in the world”

BALPA’s ADC 2024 – Day two! Following an inspiring start to conference, guests were treated to a moving and insightful talk from Charlotte Storey. The conclusion of ADC 2024 day one saw the return of a very important event - The BALPA Rep Awards! 🏆

It was an incredible honour this morning to do my first General Secretary’s address to BALPA Annual Delegate Conference. I spoke about the tremendous work that our reps do every day and our ambitions for BALPA to modernise and expand.

UK #aviation would be nothing without our pilots. This week our Exec Director Parmjit Dhanda met the leader of the pilot's union Amy Leversidge - an inspiring leader with big plans to encourage more people to the profession. We look forward to working with Amy and all at Balpa

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Regarding the announcement from Government on the creation of The Jet Zero Taskforce, BALPA General Secretary Amy Leversidge has said the following🧵👇 gov.uk/government/gro…

British airline pilots body win landmark appeal against Ryanair cityam.com/british-airlin…

Important victory for BALPA and the wider trade union movement. Well done Amy Leversidge & all involved. No one should be blacklisted for exercising their fundamental right to strike.

BALPA statement about the tragic mid-air collision in Washington DC.

BALPA statement about the incident with Delta flight at Toronto airport this evening.

Such a pleasure to hear BALPA today present to MPs and peers at the APPG on OSH meeting on issues concerning pilots’ health and safety. The government is consulting on reviewing OSH regulations and pilots’ voices *will* be heard!

Honoured to be invited by Mike Kane MP to a Women in Aviation roundtable at Department for Transport this week for International Women’s Day. It was incredible to hear from so many inspirational women about how we can get more women into aviation. BALPA #InternationalWomensDay

It great to be invited to Department for Transport reception in the fabulous Railway Museum in York last night. Great to hear from the Minister Heidi Alexander MP about her vision for transport. BALPA Mike Kane MP