BALPA Membership

There has never been a better time to join BALPA. Download the Membership Key here, or read on.

Why join BALPA?

Over 75% of Britain’s pilots, winchmen and flight engineers belong to BALPA. Membership is currently more than 10,000 and growing each month.

To qualify for Full Membership you must hold a current professional pilot’s licence or flight engineers licence issued by the UK or any of the JAA countries, be engaged in British commercial flying and be based in the UK or employed by a UK company abroad. Alternatively, you may be a ground instructor or helicopter winchman employed in British commercial flying.

For Full Members, subscriptions are based on your annual pensionable pay on the date of joining and are revised annually to reflect your salary on 1st January each year.

Below is a summary of membership categories and the benefits they provide:

Full & CC Represented
You meet the above criteria and your Company has BALPA Recognition.

Cost: Pilots & Flight Engineers – 0.5% Year 1, 0.75% Year 2, 1% Year 3 and thereafter.
Ground Instructors & Winchmen – 0.5% for the duration of membership.

Benefits:
Legal Advice & Representation
Industrial support
Employment issues advice
Free initial personal legal advice
Access to BALPA Financial Solutions
Access to BALPA website and forums
Bi-monthly Log Magazine

Full Non Represented
You meet the above criteria but your Company does not have BALPA Recognition.

Cost: Pilots & Flight Engineers – 0.5% Year 1, 0.75% Year 2, 1% Year 3 and thereafter.
Ground Instructors & Winchmen – 0.5% for the duration

Unemployed/Retired – British-qualified flight crew currently unemployed or retired
Overseas – JAA licence holders working for non-UK companies abroad
Trainee – Actively training to obtain Commercial Pilots Licences

Cost: Subscription is £24 per annum. Trainee subscription is free.

Benefits:
Free initial personal legal advice
Access to BALPA Financial Solutions
Access to BALPA website and forums
Bi-monthly Log Magazine