British Air Line Pilots' Association

Scope and Content

This collection contains: subject files, 1946-1985; 'The Log', BALPA journal, 1980-2001.

Administrative / Biographical History

Formed in 1937, the British Air Line Pilots' Association is the sole bargaining union for British civil airline pilots.

Reference: A.N.J. Blain, Pilots and management. Industrial relations in the UK airlines. 1972.

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Other Finding Aids

Custodial History

The initial deposit by the British Air Line Pilots' Association was made on the 15th February 1983.

Accruals

15th February 1983 : the Log 1980-3, collected from BALPA by Alistair Tough [gift]; 9th February 1989 : 20 cartons of files [indefinite loan]; 11th June 1998 : 10 archive boxes re pensions, 1980s-90s, collected by Christine Woodland [indefinite loan].

Deposit of the Log is on-going.