Australian and International Pilots Association | |
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| Founded | 1981 [1] |
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| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales |
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Members | 2,131 (as at 31 December 2022) [2] |
Key people | Murray Butt, President David Backhouse, Secretary |
| Affiliations | ACTU |
| Website |
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The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) is a trade union and professional association formed in 1981 to represent Qantas and its related companies pilots and flight engineers. The AIPA broke away from the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) in the early 1980s. It was formally registered in 1986.
In May 2007 the Australian Industrial Relations Commission ruled that the AIPA could cover pilots employed by Jetstar. [3] This means that coverage of Jetstar pilots is shared between the AFAP and the AIPA.
The AIPA does not view itself as a trade union, but as a "professional Association and federally registered organisation". [4] In late 2006 it decided to rejoin the ACTU. [5]
References
- ^ "About". Australian & International Pilots Association. Australian & International Pilots Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Membership size of registered organisations – 2023" (PDF). Fair Work Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Application by the Australian and International Pilots Association, [2007] AIRC 420 ( Australian Industrial Relations Commission, 23 May 2007).
- ^ Australian and International Pilots Association (2006). "About AIPA". Australian and International Pilots Association. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Woods, Ian (1 December 2006). "Flying high". Workers Online (Interview). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Labor Council of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2021.