BA hero pilot plans to quit in disgust at bosses' unfair treatment
27th April 2008
The British Airways pilot who saved 152 lives in the Heathrow crash landing claims he has been mistreated and is planning to quit.
Captain Peter Burkill has reportedly been grounded since the incident and has had his salary cut.
The hero pilot, 43, feels "betrayed" by the airline, claiming it has not been supportive enough since the Boeing 777 lost power on January 17th.
After taking time off with post traumatic-stress, the married father-of-five's salary was halved from £120,000 through lost bonuses.
His pay was eventually raised to £90,000 but his bonus is still being withheld as BA claim he cannot fly again until an inquiry into the crash is complete - despite Second Officer Coward and the plane's third pilot returning to work as normal.
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