At our 2026 Annual Delegates Conference, BALPA elected our new Executive President, Captain Mark Karim.

Mark is a Boeing 787 Captain with TUI, having started his airline career flying the Boeing 757 with Britannia Airways in 2003.

He has been a member of BALPA since 2002. Over the course of his career, he has served in various representative roles at BALPA, including sitting on the TUI Company Council and the National Executive Council. More recently, he has been involved in campaigns covering fatigue, car parking and ACMI wet leasing.

As we welcome our new Executive President, we would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of Captain Paul Copland and thank him for his service as Executive President. Paul will continue to contribute his time and expertise to the National Executive Council.