British Airways ‘welcomes’ breakthrough in pilot pay dispute

Flagship carrier British Airways on Friday welcomed as a  “positive step” a media report that it had reached a pay agreement with its pilots’ union following damaging strikes.

The airline has agreed to an inflation-proof pay rise of 11.5 percent over three years, according to the report in the FT newspaper.

The BALPA union, which represents most of the airline’s pilots, said in an email seen by the paper that its members would soon hold a ballot on the offer, with the union urging them to accept it.