BA won't bail out of LGW, even if the water is pouring in. What you will see happening is the company 'farming ' out the work to Citiexpress and GB/BMed where the costs are inherently lower. As an observer I would have said that the majority of City Flyer's pilots would have welcomed being bought out by BA, increased salary, better pension(at least I think so) and the chance of flying a vast array of aircraft(seniority permitting).