I've worked for 4 other major airlines in the UK from Charter to Scheduled. I'm on the new contract. Initally I took a bit of a pay cut to go to BA on £9K but it has steadily increased. At LHR I am now taking home £400-500 per month more and work is a hell of a lot easier. The conditions are far, far better than any other airline in the UK. If BA are the laughing stock why do so many crew in the industry want to work for them? If BA want to stay in the business they need to do exactly what evey other large company is doing. Operate profitably.