British pilots union calls on Ryanair for mediated talks as strikes loom

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) called on Ryanair to meet for mediated talks to resolve a dispute on pay and benefits to avoid two multi-day strikes planned by their members from next week.Ryanair staff unions in Ireland, Spain and Portugal have also announced plans to strike in the coming weeks, a year after an initial wave of strikes over pay and conditions forced it to cancel hundreds of flights and hit its profits.Ryanair BALPA members, whom the airline..