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26 Nov 2025
Budget “bad news” for aviation industry, says BALPA
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) today condemned Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ Budget as “bad news for the aviation industry”. The budget raises Air Passenger Duty (APD), which BALPA says will hit families going on holiday the hardest. It also makes no provision to address the UK’s urgent need to train new pilots. […]