U.S. Pilots to Informational Picket to Support British Airways Pilots

Pilots to stand in solidarity on Saturday, March 15, at airports in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the world's largest pilots union - the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) - will conduct informational picketing in uniform this Saturday to demonstrate their staunch support for British Airways (BA) pilots, who are protesting their management's attempt to start a new airline without using pilots from the BA seniority list.

British Airways is using BA airliners, BA management, the BA brand, and profits that are the result of BA pilots' professionalism, to start its new OpenSkies airline, but BA management won't use BA pilots.

BA pilots deserve and demand access to OpenSkies flying -- a right they have earned as respected partners in BA's success.

When: Saturday, March 15

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. local time

Where: International terminal at:

John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport **8:00 am - noon local time

Los Angeles Int'l Airport

San Francisco Int'l Airport

Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airport

Washington-Dulles Int'l Airport