British Airways, Union Extend Talks to Avert Pilot Strike
- Negotiations with Balpa labor group will resume next week
- Crews would have to give two-week notice ahead of any walkout
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British Airways will continue talks with pilot representatives next week in a bid to defuse a pay dispute and avoid a walkout by its most crucial employees at the height of the summer travel season.
The British Airlines Pilots Association agreed to extend negotiations with former the former U.K. flag carrier, now a unit of IAG SA, after three days of meetings at the state-backed Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, it said in a statement Friday.