British Airways Sets To Lay Off 350 Pilots

British airways, has finally reached an agreement with its pilots that will see 350 people given the pink slip and another 300 placed in a queue for rehire as needed.

According to report, captains and first officers included in the pool already do not have a plane to fly and will stay on half-pay, while all other working flight crew must take a salary reduction of 15 percent.
By the time the 'pooled' pilots are recalled, members of the operating flight crew will get back 7.5 percent of their deducted pay, while the rest of the wage cut is lost, the report said. The bulk of pilots who are 'pooled' will be first officers of Boeing 747 jumbo jet
Report says on Sunday that the agreement between British Airways and the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) has yet to be finalized but is a relief for the carrier after fears of strikes. "Constructive talks are now ongoing with pilot union BALPA to save as many jobs as possible," British Airways said.

The move comes moments after British Airways announced it was planning to cut 12,000 jobs and impose salary cuts for 36,000 staff, after the airlines experienced its steepest ever downturn this year due to the global health crisis. Passenger jets were grounded in March as part of lockdown protocols in an attempt to contain the pandemic.

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