Pilch matey,
I think you must mean EMB 145s as the Fokker production line terminated (bmi LOVE that word) years ago.
I agree, but we all have to find options to keep folks in work, current and paying their mortgages. It simply isnt sensible to go off with a knee jerk reaction and remove all of the guys at the bottom of anyones, bmi,BA,KLMUK, seniority list. A few days or weeks in discussion and consultation could se the 55+ pilots taking early retirement if the package doesnt compromise them and the younger ( and cheaper) folks satying on at the bottom.
My only hope in posting the thread was that someone in management might read it and take a moment or two to consider the benefits, both to the individuals and the company.
Times are hard and will get harder; we need to stick together. If we dont only we will suffer.