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Tuesday 04 June 1996 00:02 BST

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A summer strike by British Airways' pilots moved a step closer after management and union officials failed to agree on talks. The pilots' union, Balpa, immediately posted strike ballot papers to its 3,000 BA flight crew members. The result will be known on 3 July.

The pilots are the only BA staff yet to accept a pay package giving the airline's staff a 3.6 per cent increase this year and a 1997 pay increase of inflation plus 0.5 per cent.

Each side blamed the other for the impasse. BA management claimed a date and time for talks had been agreed but Balpa had subsequently refused to talk. Balpa general secretary Chris Darke said BA had "failed to accept" an offer for talks.

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