"Don't mention the war Major, I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it" Seriously though,5 years ago they had a lot of contract pilots including "Tommy's" "Micks" & allsorts,so no probs on the nationality front.At that stage money wasn't too clever,so jumping ship might incur a significant financial penalty,but then again if they want pilots in the UK market they will have to pay UK rates,or use contractors,which I suspect will be their choice.Back then they worked their crews bloody hard,so no improvement there then. . .could put the cat among the pigeons though if they offered decent terms and conditions and a sensible attitude towards employee relations.