Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association | |
| Headquarters | Antigua |
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| Affiliations | IFALPA |
The Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association is a trade union in the Leeward Islands and is registered in both Antigua and Barbados.
Currently, all of LIALPA's members fly for LIAT, a regional airline based in Antigua and owned by several eastern the Caribbean governments and organisations.
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