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Hundreds of pilots from across Europe demonstrated in front of the European Aviation Safety Agency, in Cologne against new pilot fatigue rules.

In response to the Bond helicopter ditching in the North Sea the British Airline Pilots’ Association has praised the airmanship of the pilots

BALPA gives a tentative welcome to the news that bmi Regional has been sold to a Scottish consortium, Sector Aviation Holdings

BALPA General Secretary, Jim McAuslan, comments on the closure of bmibaby.

BALPA has said that there is growing anger within pilots at bmi Baby and bmi Regional that their futures are in the balance

BALPA has expressed dismay as the British Midland Airways Ltd Pension Scheme is set to enter an assessment period with the Pension Protection Fund. 

Canada's Transport Safety Board has published a report which says that an incident in which an airliner dived and caused 16 injuries was due to pilot fatigue.

BALPA will be allocating all the resources at its disposal to support pilots affected by British Airways’ acquisition of bmi which will lead to up to 1,200 redundancies

BALPA has announced that it has joined the global union the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) as its 691st member.

BALPA has said that there must be a secure future for pilots in all parts of the BMI group following the EU’s approval of the BA/bmi merger.