British Airline Pilots' Association

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First report 6 Mar 2025•Latest report 6 Mar 2025

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from British Airline Pilots' Association linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. West Sussex, Brighton and Hove

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    John Peter MCLOUGHLIN · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    John Peter McLoughlin, a pilot employed by West Atlantic UK, died by suicide in a Brighton hotel bathroom on 19 July 2023 while attending a stressful and highly pressured training course. The report raised concerns that peer support from trained mental health first aiders was inadequate for pilots experiencing severe mental health difficulties and suicidal thoughts, and that wider industry support was insufficient when problems escalated.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to British Airline Pilots' Association; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inadequacy of Peer Support for pilots with severe mental health difficulties and suicidal thoughts

    Wider context from the report

    “John was an experienced Pilot. He was on a training course run by Quadrant which he found stressful and with which he struggled. On the course, mental health issues were discussed. The support offered was through Peer Support who allow pilots to talk to another pilot who is a trained mental health first aider, but they are not medically trained. Although HM Coroner is of the view that there is great merit in talking through difficulties with those in the same industry, I have concerns that Peer Support is not adequate support for those who are suffering severe mental health difficulties and suicidal thoughts. It appears that there is not enough support in the industry as a whole for pilots whose problems escalate beyond the usual stresses and pressures of the job. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to British Airline Pilots' Association; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Insufficient industry support for pilots whose problems escalate beyond usual job stresses and pressures

    Wider context from the report

    “John was an experienced Pilot. He was on a training course run by Quadrant which he found stressful and with which he struggled. On the course, mental health issues were discussed. The support offered was through Peer Support who allow pilots to talk to another pilot who is a trained mental health first aider, but they are not medically trained. Although HM Coroner is of the view that there is great merit in talking through difficulties with those in the same industry, I have concerns that Peer Support is not adequate support for those who are suffering severe mental health difficulties and suicidal thoughts. It appears that there is not enough support in the industry as a whole for pilots whose problems escalate beyond the usual stresses and pressures of the job. ”
    Open source report
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