This was so predictable............... BA pilots only have themselves to blame, If you had stood togther in the past and said no to shutting the pension to new entrants then you may have had a united pilot force, by raping other airlines workforces instead of insisting on a united force ie bringing them into the fold, you have no outside support, in fact i do think the knives will be out for you from other airlines because of your history of bully boy behaviour.
United you stood a chance....... divided you will fall........ so sad to see this as our once proud national airline :-(
And before you all assume i have an axe to grind , i dont, i do not work for BA or any of the raped airlines. also i have never ever applied to BA and been turned down! Just an outsiders observation.
There is a bright side to the industry loosing its final salary pensions, although a defined contribution scheme cannot predict to provide for the future as well as a defined benefit scheme, it does take away the golden handcuffs that final salary schemes put on their members. In the long term future this should allow a much greater freedom for the workforce to move from job to job and take their "pot" with them thus putting pressure on the airlines to provide better pay to attract experienced pilots.
Last edited by bluepilot; 25th February 2006 at 09:56.