Enough of the arrogant, supposedly snobbish attitudes..
BA have LPL pilots already working for them. I know of several (2 of which would have stood a great chance as extras on Brookside!!! They can't spell for sh1t (sorry boys, but you know it's true, and I've wound you up about it in the past!)).
A couple of years ago it was proven that regional accents were deemed more acceptable than 'marbles in mouth' South East accents (BBC findings I believe).
We are continually being told to go elsewhere if we don't like the job we are in now. Put yourself in the same position... 12-15 years seniority and Nigel decides to unilaterally redefine the definition of the regional airline you signed up to.. as well as disposing of 26 aircraft which were operating profitably without Nigel's interference... THEN telling you that you should be grateful for the 16 'mainline' (HA!) aircraft that were gifted to you... even though you would only be allowed to fill the remaining seats after the elite had their pick.
BA love to pride themselves on the fact that they are considered a 'non-redundancy' airline.. Well waken up and smell the coffee cos BACX (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary - what a difference
) are about to enforce quite a few redundancies after the latest business plan (contradiction in terms!).
I know that not all mainline pilots spout the sh1t that the posters on pprune do.. God forbid. I do realise that it's the minority with chips on their shoulders, and broomshafts up their @sses, but they ought to actually open their eyes and look as a human being and a supposedly fellow professional (yes we actually ALL have the same qualifications as you) to see the devastation that is being caused to family life because of the ineptitude of BA managers who have still been unable to successfully run a regional airline.