Norwegian Airline Pilots Association
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The Norwegian Airline Pilots Association is a trade union
of civil airline pilots in Norway
.
It was established as a merger in 1977. It has about 1300 members, and had its headquarters at Oksenøya
near Fornebu
. It is a member body of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations
, IFALPA.
Civil arilines pilots in Norway have also been members of the Confederation of Vocational Unions
due to dismay with the Norwegian Airline Pilots Association.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
of civil airline pilots in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
It was established as a merger in 1977. It has about 1300 members, and had its headquarters at Oksenøya
Oksenøya
Oksenøya or Uksenøya is an island in the municipalities of Ålesund and Skodje in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Oksenøya has an area of . The Ålesund half of the island is home to about 24,000 people, the Skodje side has significantly less...
near Fornebu
Fornebu
Fornebu is a peninsular area in the suburban municipality of Bærum in Norway, bordering western parts of Oslo.Oslo Airport, Fornebu served as the main airport for Oslo and the country since before WWII and until the evening of October 7, 1998, when it was closed down...
. It is a member body of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations
International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations was created during a conference of pilots' associations held in London in April 1948 for the express purpose of providing a formal means for the airline pilots of the world to interact with the then newly formed UN body the...
, IFALPA.
Civil arilines pilots in Norway have also been members of the Confederation of Vocational Unions
Confederation of Vocational Unions
The Confederation of Vocational Unions is a national trade union center, an umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway.It was established in 1977 as a non-partisan alternative to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions . As at 2009 it had about 215,000 members...
due to dismay with the Norwegian Airline Pilots Association.