BALPA is the professional association and registered trade union established to represent the interests of all UK pilots

Tackling stress head on

20 April 2018

Charlotte Branson
BALPA Media and Communications Officer
To mark Stress Awareness Month this April, we explore the importance of facing stress head on.
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John Moore
Head of Industrial Relations
We bring you an update on the new EASA rules covering peer support programmes, mandatory random alcohol testing and psychological assessments.
 
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Work life balance: Round-up

20 October 2017

Nancy Jackson
Media and Communications Officer
BALPA's Media and Communications Officer, Nancy Jackson, rounds-up our work life balance week and reflects on her own experiences as the daughter of a pilot. 
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Captain Dave Fielding
BALPA rep
Captain Dave Fielding, a pilot welfare rep, takes a look at stress and the tricky subject of awareness from an ‘informed end-user perspective’.
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Claire Coombes
Human Factors Scientist
What are the longer-term physical and mental costs associated with being a pilot and how might these costs be detrimental to safety? We take a look at the findings from our Work and Wellbeing Census.
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