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British Airways Reaches Tentative Deal With Pilots’ Union
- Agreement builds on changes to pay, conditions made last year
- Pilots will be balloted in coming weeks on offer, union says
British Airways came under fire for how it treated its staff during the pandemic.
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British Airways reached a tentative labor agreement with unionized pilots, removing the threat of a walkout through 2027 as the flagship UK carrier cements a recovery from the Covid-19 era travel slowdown.
The agreement in principle builds on pay and working-condition changes made last year, BA said in an emailed statement on Thursday. Members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association will vote on the package in coming weeks, with any deal subject to the outcome of the member ballot, a union representative said.