Union advises pilots not to fly
Union advises pilots not to fly
Some flights to the US could be grounded after the airline pilots' union called on its members not to fly with armed sky marshals on board.
Airline pilots should not take off with marshals on board, the British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) has said.
UK ministers say the move is a "responsible and prudent" response to the heightened terror alert in the US.
But the union wants assurances about the captain's powers, the training of marshals and the weapons used.
Balpa has also called for an emergency world summit of pilots to consider the plans by the US to demand marshals be used on some international flights to and from the country.
The UK's marshals were expected to begin working on some transatlantic routes on Monday or Tuesday.
Our friends are growing tired of our paranoia.
posted by Steve @ 4:52:00 PM
