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English pilots charge Europe on fatigue

London, UK - BALPA: "EU is putting passengers' lives at risk"

Not being allowed to take part in October 5 continental action (see (vedi AVIONEWS) as the English low forbids to carry out protests in airports, UK pilots members of the BALPA (British Airline Pilots Association) trade union have written to all UK Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) asking to review EU rules on flight crew fatigue. The union is also asking its 9,600 members to write to the EU...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109992
Rome, Italy, 10/09/2009 12:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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