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Currently British glider pilots do not require a CAA-granted licence. Regulation of gliding is through the British Gliding Association and its affiliated clubs. However, from 30th September 2025 [ 5 ] they will require a CAA issued Sailplane Pilot Licence (SPL) to fly UK Part-21 sailplanes.
The association holds the largest collective resource of pilot qualification and experience in the UK. [3] BALPA is one of the founder members of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations , which co-ordinates the views and opinions of well over 100,000 flight crew around the globe. [4]
Furthermore, they did not have a voice at the newly formed International Civil Aviation Organization. At a meeting in London in April 1948 a conference of pilot associations was held that formed the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations. [2] IFALPA was located in the UK from 1948 to 2012.
Commercial pilot licence: Can be paid, compensated to fly, or hired by operators and are required to have more training and experience than private pilots. Multi-crew pilot licence (MPL): Can act only as co-pilot in multi-pilot aircraft. Airline transport pilot licence: Can act as pilot-in-command of multi-pilot aircraft.
International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (10 P) Pages in category "Airline pilots' trade unions" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Pages in category "International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The National Private Pilot Licence (NPPL) is a licence to fly United Kingdom registered aircraft within the United Kingdom. It is a more basic licence than the private pilot licence (PPL), and cannot be used to fly all aircraft. It can be used to fly basic aircraft such as vintage aircraft or kit-built aircraft.
The origins of the Association can be traced to the early 1990s when a self-help group was organised at the Gatwick Airport job centre for pilots out of work following the collapse of Air Europe in 1991. [6] By the spring of 1992 most of the pilots were back in jobs, many with a new airline Excalibur Airways.