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Da Dog · 23rd March 2009, 15:08

PC767, the figure of £6000 banded around by BASSA is deliberately alarmist and provocative, reading between the lines not all the cash needs come form your own pocket.

You keep talking about Open Skies, yet display no understanding where it is placed in the scheme of things.

The start up costs have been spent, too late to worry about that now, but if you were to ask WW or Keith Williams, they are both very clear....... There is no more free money for Openskies, it must stand alone.

You mentioned the scope agreement, its just that, so how is WW going to employ pilots on cheaper terms and conditions in the UK?? Perhaps if BASSA weren't fiddling with bus timetables, CSD hotel upgrades and generally saying "NO ,now whats the question?," they may have tried to come up with a scope clause for cabin crew

If the unions box clever in the next few weeks, then you might see bonuses curtailed, you might see workers tie themselves in more to the future success of BA. For the time being though Pilots are just like you with no guaranty of any sort of payback.

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Da Dog Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sussex Posts: 308	PC767, the figure of £6000 banded around by BASSA is deliberately alarmist and provocative, reading between the lines not all the cash needs come form your own pocket. You keep talking about Open Skies, yet display no understanding where it is placed in the scheme of things. The start up costs have been spent, too late to worry about that now, but if you were to ask WW or Keith Williams, they are both very clear....... There is no more free money for Openskies, it must stand alone. You mentioned the scope agreement, its just that, so how is WW going to employ pilots on cheaper terms and conditions in the UK?? Perhaps if BASSA weren't fiddling with bus timetables, CSD hotel upgrades and generally saying "NO ,now whats the question?," they may have tried to come up with a scope clause for cabin crew If the unions box clever in the next few weeks, then you might see bonuses curtailed, you might see workers tie themselves in more to the future success of BA. For the time being though Pilots are just like you with no guaranty of any sort of payback.