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Baby on Board: BALPA's campaign for enhanced maternity pay

04 February 2019

Nancy Jackson
Media and Communications Officer

We look at the decisions pilots who are expecting a baby have to make and explain why BALPA has launched a campaign for enhanced maternity pay for pilots. 

#baby on board#Maternity#maternity pay#pay
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A win for flight safety

01 February 2019

Andrew Hammond
Chair of the BALPA Legal Committee and NEC member
Chair of BALPA's Legal Committee and NEC member Andrew Hammond takes us through the latest legal win for BALPA, which will have a far-reaching impact for flight safety. 
#camera#flight safety#Legal
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Autopilot: do planes fly themselves?

29 January 2019

Chris Hammond
BALPA Representative and Former Pilot
Captian Chris Hammond looks at just how automatic autopilot really is. 
#autopilot
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Water landings: 10 years after the miracle on the Hudson

15 January 2019

SFO Barbara McKay
BALPA member
On the anniversary of the miracle on the Hudson, we look at just how tricky it is to land on water. 
#crash#landing#Sullenberger#water
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The road to drone legislation

14 January 2019

Captain Tim Pottage
BALPA NEC
Captain Tim Pottage looks back at the long running BALPA campaign for drone legislation and examines the road ahead.
#5k#Drone
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