Originally Posted by
Pickled
BA outsources every job that they practically can, but that is most unlikely to apply to line pilots (training is another matter)
Just goes to show the power of the rumour mill. The possible outsourcing of training was a Chinese whisper that apparently rose and grew out of all proportion out of nothing more sinister than the maintanence of the TBA/TBC buildings being under consideration for outsourcing. BA have already investigated outsourcing training a couple of years back but decided it was cheaper to keep it in house, amongst other reasons.