I'd say we're pretty close now.
Not much more to squeeze out of BA before BALPA's latest proposals will be acceptable (if not completely palatable) to all. Another £150m (say) on top of what BA have already offered or a strike which could cost an awful lot more. Probably even the threat of a strike might cost £150m so they might as well just pay up.
The sticking block here is likely to be that if the pilots expect to now retire at 60 without further penalty, other TUs might expect the same. I guess the phraseology should have been how long all workers will have to extend their working life for; putting it in those terms makes the playing field sound a lot more level.
Anyway, both sides will claim success of course, but in real terms our T&Cs will have been eroded significantly yet again. Nothing we could have done about it, of course, and a valiant and successful rearguard campaign has been fought by BALPA.
All we can do when the dust finally settles is finally chuck this government out at the next election and explain why to the doorstep canvassers.
Roll on the promised pilot shortage!