Pilots call for UK Government support to save Monarch jobs

Following the announcement yesterday of a preferred bidder to take ownership of Monarch, the association representing the airline’s pilots is urging the UK Government and all political parties to get behind the deal to secure the future of the company, just as pilots and other employees have done, it said. General Secretary of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA), Jim McAuslan, said:  “It is now time for the Government to engage with all of the parties concerned and do everything it can to make this deal happen and help Monarch survive and thrive.”