Fairy nuff.
I did state that I had not read the whole lot - (45 pages not all "on topic") and will withdraw with two final thoughts.
If BA CAN really afford it now - what about next year and the year after - this is a long term problem.
2005 - "BA last year nearly doubled its contributions to £225m, but the deficit still rose by £205m to £1.4bn" - it now (July 2006) stands at closer to 2 billion - half the total value of the balance sheet. Your company is at REAL risk.