Quod Erat Demonstrandum
I think that I may rest my case. As I mentioned earlier, Solo doesn't let the facts get in the way of a good rant.
1. Easyjet existed for the last three years (and before in fact) of Manx BRAL. I only mention the last three because they were the three that we made increasing record profits year on year. Prior to those three, we just made profits - none of which were somehow achievable on the same routes, with the same aircraft and crews after being saddled with BA ownership - hmmm, funny old thing, but nonetheless, let's just concentrate on the usual misinformation from Mr Solo.
2. Your quote - "Corelli - I'll discuss BA cadets superceding BRAL pilots on BRAL aircraft. Were, or were not, BRAL short of pilots. Do BRAL have less pilots now than they did when the cadets started? Which do you think would be the better option for BRAL: put ex-BA cadets on BRAL aircraft to meet the shortfall knowing they can be packed off to BA without compensation, or hiring experienced pilots to fill the gap then laying them off with redundancy packages when the company contracted?" As ever, (you clearly went to a good secondary modern) you comment on the fact rather than debate it, which I rather feel proves my point.
3. Your quote "Sympathy? Well you know where to find that in the dictionary. You clearly believe that somehow the support of BACX pilots is necessary for BA pilots to succeed. It isn't." Again, may I recommend you reread my post - do you actually understand the meaning of the word CONTEXT" ??????
4. Your quote "What would I have done had I been faced with the position of just a few being permitted access to the seniority list? First thing I would have done would have been to take a good long look at my own negotiating position. Was I coming to the table with absolutely nothing to offer? Did I stand to gain new bases, new aircraft, a career lifeline for those who otherwise would be collecting their P45s? Would my company council be making an arse of itself by gaining all these tangible benefits yet adopting a negotiation strategy of refusing to negotiate unless even more was offered? For all the personal loyalty you may have had to your reps, they lost you an awful lot with their poor understanding of the business reality and their even worse negotiating tactics, which were described to me by a member of the BA negotiating team as saying "Give me what I want or I'll shoot myself"! With that sort of approach is it any wonder your management repeatedly walk over you?" I was there and involved Mr Solo, you were not. I know exactly what happened thank you, and your version is skewed, biased, and the normal misinformation that can be relied upon from BA, be it line pilots, BALPA or management (that's always assuming that the two are actually different - thank you Rob!!).
4. Sympathy eh? If you reread my post (again!) you will find that at no point did I infer that somehow the support of BACX pilots is necessary for BA pilots to succeed. It isn't. What I suggested was that working together made for a stronger approach than working apart - however you vocalise very explicitly the 'broad church' that BA line pilots feel themselves part of. I'm sure that will be noted by the rest of the industry. I must say you seem to feel that self-justification takes precedence over logical debate - is that part of the BA cloning process?
5. At no point, anywhere, did I suggest my views were matched or expressed by former BACX pilots now in mainline. I do know what they have said to me personally regarding standards (lol) and attitudes, (greater lol). However, since you seem to inhabit cloud cuckoo land, I suppose you believe that like the BARP guys, they all say exactly what you want to hear all the time.
What else - oh yes, still no mention of those slots.......funny old thing eh!