British Airline Pilots' Association
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| Full name | British Airline Pilots' Association |
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| Founded | 27 June 1937 |
| Members | 10,000 |
| Affiliation | TUC |
| Key people | Captain Brendan O'Neal, Chairman; Captain Paul Naylor, Vice-Chairman; Brian Strutton, General Secretary |
| Office location | Middlesex, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | www.balpa.org |
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) is the professional association and registered trade union established to represent the interests of all UK pilots.
BALPA represents over 75% of all professional fixed wing pilots and helicopter aircrew based in the UK - as well as many working overseas. With a membership of over 10,000 professional flight crew, the association holds the largest collective resource of pilot qualification and experience in the UK.
BALPA is one of the founder members of IFALPA, the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations, which co-ordinates the views and opinions of well over 100,000 flight crew around the globe.
In Europe, BALPA is a founding member of ECA, the European Cockpit Association.
BALPA also works with the Civil Aviation Authority, the Department for Transport, the Department of Trade and Industry and many other bodies where the voice of ‘the pilot' is needed.
The National Executive Council (NEC) is the elected body that is responsible for the association. As well as generating policy and association strategy, the NEC ensures that the organization is run in an efficient, legal and responsible manner.
BALPA is governed by an Annual Delegate Conference (ADC) made up of representatives of the Company Councils and a National Executive Committee composed of elected pilots.
BALPA has recognition agreements with airlines in multiple sectors. BALPA members in each of these companies elect a Company Council that leads a community of members.
There are five sub-committees of the NEC; Organisation, Communication and External Affairs, Membership and Career Services, Industrial Relations and Safety and Security.
To qualify for Full Membership applicants must hold a current professional pilots licence or flight engineers licence issued by the UK or any of the JAA countries, be engaged in British commercial flying and be based in the UK or employed by a UK Company abroad. Alternatively members may qualify as a ground instructor or helicopter winchman employed in British commercial flying.
There are also membership categories available for overseas, retired, military, unemployed and trainee pilots.
BALPA campaigns on a wide variety of issues which affect pilots and the flying public. From the aircraft work environment through to security and safety, BALPA works with the industry and government to ensure that its members and the public are supported.
Air Passenger Duty (APD) is the UK Government tax that is charged on all passengers departing from a UK airport. BALPA is an active member of the A Fair Tax on Flying campaign, a coalition of more than 30 leading travel and aviation organisations including airlines, airports, trade associations and destinations who believe that APD is too high and is doing growing damage to jobs, growth and the UK economic recovery.
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