British Airways, which has said it needs to cut 12,000 jobs and proposed pay cuts for cabin crew, has reached a deal with its pilots that will see 350 laid off and another 300 put in a 'pool' for rehiring when needed, The Sun on Sunday reported.
FILE PHOTO: Tail fins of British Airways planes are seen parked at Heathrow airport as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, London, Britain, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
- British Airways, which has said it needs to cut 12,000 jobs and proposed pay cuts for cabin crew, has reached a deal with its pilots that will see 350 laid off and another 300 put in a ‘pool’ for rehiring when needed, The Sun on Sunday reported. Captains and first officers placed in the pool do not currently have an aircraft to operate and will remain on half-pay, the report said, while all other operating flight crew will take a 15% pay cut.
Once ‘pooled’ pilots return, operating flight crew members will get 7.5% of their deducted pay back, while the rest of the pay cut will be lost, the report added.British Airways, owned by International Consolidated Airlines Group , which also owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, said in an emailed statement that “constructive talks are ongoing with BALPA to save as many jobs as possible.”Reuters reported last week that British Airways has made a proposal to its cabin crew on pay cuts.
Planes were grounded in March by lockdowns to curb the coronavirus pandemic, tipping the industry into crisis.
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