Just to clarify this "Existing Flightcrew" expression: all Existing BA Fightcrew are not in a scheme from which the Company took a holiday.
There are two defined benefit schemes in existence at BA and the Company only took a holiday from the "older" scheme, the one enjoyed by those who joined pre-late '80s. Most of the current workforce is on the so-called "New Airways Pension Scheme" - which is a also a defined benefit scheme and whose funding is looking a bit thin..and some are now sadly on a DC scheme. Therefore Existing Flightcrew could be on one of three schemes - but they all wish they were on the first one.
Now back to the thread
