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The origins of the Association can be traced to the early 1990s when a self-help group was organised at the Gatwick Airport job centre for pilots out of work following the collapse of Air Europe in 1991. [6] By the spring of 1992 most of the pilots were back in jobs, many with a new airline Excalibur Airways.
The association holds the largest collective resource of pilot qualification and experience in the UK. [ 3 ] BALPA is one of the founder members of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations ( IFALPA ), which co-ordinates the views and opinions of well over 100,000 flight crew around the globe. [ 4 ]
The ICAO codes for airports in the United Kingdom (and its Crown Dependencies) begin with the two letters "EG". RAF Mount Pleasant on the Falkland Islands also uses the "EG" code. Airport names in italics are listed in the UK Aeronautical Information Publication. [1] Airport names in bold have scheduled commercial airline service(s). Runway ...
With an office at Heathrow Airport, it provides year-round 24 hour support, with a secure website service for members and an emergency number for operational issues. Membership is now near an all time high point of over 11,500. BASSA retains its position as one of the largest branches of any union within the UK.
Type A Operating Licence holders [1]; Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Remarks 2Excel Aviation: BRO: BROADSWORD: AirTanker: 9L: TOW: TOWLINE: Operates a fleet of 14 Airbus A330 MRTT for the Royal Air Force, known as Voyager, under a 27-year contract to the UK Government; its call sign is a nod to its primary role of aerial refuelling tankers.
Pages in category "Aviation organisations based in the United Kingdom" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
More than 50 private planes expected April 8 as pilots have signaled their intention to land at Erie International Airport and watch the eclipse.
At a meeting in London in April 1948 a conference of pilot associations was held that formed the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations. [2] IFALPA was located in the UK from 1948 to 2012. In 2012 the Federation established its headquarters in Montreal, Canada, the World Capital of Civil Aviation, [3] and is located near ICAO ...