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Pilots’ union goes to court over BA firm’s new rosters

THE British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has taken a British Airways (BA) company to court over new pilot rosters which the union says have been issued without its consent.

 

Union bosses say BA CityFlyer managers have breached a collective agreement not to require pilots to be on duty between 2am and 5am.

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