British Air Line Pilots Association
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| British Air Line Pilots' Association | |
| Founded | June 27, 1937 |
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| Members | 10,000 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Affiliation | TUC |
| Key people | Captain Ian Saunders, Chairman; Captain Lynne Clark, Vice-Chairman; Jim McAuslan, General Secretary |
| Office location | Middlesex, England |
| Website | www.balpa.org |
The British Air Line Pilots' Association (BALPA) is the second largest flight crew association within IFALPA. It was founded on June 27, 1937 by Eric Lane-Burslem, and 87 other pilots, at a meeting at the Greyhound Hotel in Croydon. Today, it has more than 75% of British civil and commercial pilots as members. BALPA is committed to promoting the highest standards of safety and security in the industry, inspiring members’ confidence, maintaining representation and negotiation standards, promoting the views of flight crew, publicly and with employers.
[edit] Organization in popular culture
BALPA was featured in the Monty Python's Flying Circus television episode "Deja Vu" in which Eric Idle portrays the BALPA spokesman in the 'Flying Lessons' sketch.
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