Flybe and BALPA reach agreement

The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) and Flybe have reached an agreement after the threat of up to 50 compulsory redundancies at the airline was lifted. Instead, 74% of BALPA pilots in Flybe have voted to accept a pay cut of 5% to save jobs. Jim McAuslan, BALPA General Secretary, said: “These pilots have each made a personal financial sacrifice to help the company, and, more importantly, to help each other. “Flybe is facing strong headwinds and needs to make cost savings; we understand that and our own due diligence backed that approach. I am grateful to Flybe for working