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Social media and me

06 August 2018

Captain Dave Wallsworth
BALPA member
Captain Dave Wallsworth tells us how he has harnessed social media to give people a glimpse of life behind the closed cockpit door.
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Charlotte Branson
Media and Communications Officer
BALPA's Media and Communications Officer Charlotte Branson examines how social media can be used to give the public a glimpse behind the now-locked door of the flight deck – but urges pilots to use it with caution.
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Cpt. Dave Fielding
BALPA rep
Captain Dave Fielding looks at how the increasing use of social media is putting more and more pressure on pilots.
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