I don't know that BA have enough in the hold pool to meet their requirement for over 120 pilots this year. From what I have heard there is a huge failure rate on the simulator assessment day. Presumably because Airbus pilots who are being recruited to fly an Airbus and have performed perfectly well in the past are being asked to forget all that and fly a BAC 1-11 to perfection instead. From what I've heard, its something like 6 out of every 7 are failing. What are BA looking for? These same pilots must be passing their OPCs and LPCs, and some must be doing it with above average skills.