All LH flying to be done by mainline pilots
Great idea, but as BMed have a legally binding contract protecting their operation this can't be done.
***I believe that what was referred to was 'long' LH, not the BMed op.
All SH flying to be reorganised with SH pilots maintaining their current seats*.
*All SH captains above pay point 16 required to bid for LH.
Any LH captains displaced .......
Reorganised how precisely? If all pp16 SH Capts bid for LH there wouldn't be enough vacancies to go round. Plus we'd lose most trainers and all our fleet management (maybe thats not so bad). Besides, you can't 'displace' a LH Capt from his position by bidding, so thats a non-starter.
***At the moment P1s cannot be displaced but it will be a requirement as pasrt of the cost savings demanded of the pilots.
LHR and LGW work to be 'combined'.
***Combining meant combining all, I say again, ALL, SH work . BA SH, GB, BMed and BACX.
There will be a transition period whilst BMed GB and BACX set up their processes to enable them to integrate the soon to be ex BA a/c and the crews who will be transferred with them. Lots of BA pilots wish to keep their jobs and will be quite happy with the plans.