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Inbox: ID cards U-turn: The end is nigh?
Comment But finally gave in to simple union pressure from Balpa etc. The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. The government's U-turn on ID cards... [06 Jul 2009]
ID cards U-turn: No compulsory cards for pilots
News The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa), which had campaigned against the compulsory cards on the grounds that security checks at airports are already stringent, welcomed the move. In a statement,... [01 Jul 2009]
Pilots to bail out on ID cards
News A survey of 10,000 pilots by the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) found 60 per cent were opposed to ID cards and Balpa has pledged to battle the rollout of the cards to pilots "with every... [08 May 2009]
Pilots want to put the brakes on ID card plan
News Lawyers for the British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) said they are examining whether there are legal grounds to challenge Home Office plans to force pilots to take up the cards from Autumn this year. [16 Feb 2009]
'ID card guinea pig' pilots ready to call in lawyers
News The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) union has warned it may seek a judicial review of the government's ID cards scheme to prevent pilots being forced to carry identity cards. A spokesman for... [13 Oct 2008]
Duck and cover: Airlines take over NATS
News But the Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists (IPMS), which represents air traffic controllers, and the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), representing pilots and flight engineers, told... [30 Jul 2001]
