elevengflyer,
Great idea! But do you think BA mainstream should still take on low-hour pilots as well as using Loganair as a feeder? I don't know if it would work unless BA recruited only from non-mainstream feeder airlines, or pilots with considerable experience. I know someone will give me stick over this, but we could take a leaf from the Americans book, by adopting a feeder system. A bit closer to home, BritAir act as a feeder airline to Air France. However, this won't affect the current system of paying for type ratings to work for low-cost carriers.