Well BALPA have just lost another opportunity to raise awareness of the P2F farce. BBC news have reported that a think-tank, supported by MP David Willetts, has slammed big business for increasing their use of unpaid internships to help people get jobs. Their fear is that people from poorer backgrounds will miss out because they won't be able to afford to do unpaid work and will miss out on getting their share of good jobs.
What are the people at BALPA doing if they weren't aware of such reports. they could have made a spokesman available to put their side across and drop P2F into the debate.
Why is there such a lack of strategic planning and use of the media from BALPA headshed? I know there are only a few issues that can be fought at a national level but what's the point of ignoring the ones that you can fight?
Yet another dis-service to the student pilots paying their fees and those to come.
I guess the rich kids will continue to get into the industry purely on the basis that mummy and daddy can pay their way onto the flightdeck!
