Inertia !
The news from both BA & Aer Lingus is an example of the inertia of big companys, just like oil tankers they take a long time to change direction.
The actions of these companys has far more to do with history and the people who have managed through internal politics and union pressure to unbalance the resopnsability/pay balance.
BA cabin crew are a prime example with some of the older CSD's taking home more money than some flight crew and two to three times as much as the Licenced engineers maintaning the aircraft.
The industry simply cant afford the luxury of the £60,000 p/a cabin crew and no doubt equaly overpaid backroom "management". So I think that you will find that these are the people who will take the brunt (if not all) of the cuts.
The view for the pilots & engineers is looking far brighter in the long term and even in the short term is not too bad with one or two smaler and more agile company's expanding in a buyers market for leasing aircraft.