All of the FE's knew that the Classic had less than a year to go so yes it's always unpleasant for someone to lose a role - but I'm sure these guys had made some provisions anyway. Marcus, having recently joined the company I think its refreshing to hear that everybody realises that we all have to face this together and if that involves changes to our pay and conditions in the short(!!!) term, then so be it. This seems to me to be the (almost) universal opinion of guys I have spoken to and I think the pilot fraternity in BA deserve a lot of credit. Crews in other companies see us as a bunch of money grabbers ( I certainly used to before I joined)- credit where credits due!