BA the most profitable airline? I think not... Ever heard of Emirates? Yes, these guys know how to put on a show! Like it or not, BA just cant compete...
You are not comparing like with like. Emirates is effectively a state run, and state financed airline. Its profit or loss cannot be compared to any publicly quoted airline.
There is HEE-HAW wrong with the current Club config. If there were, then no one would bother to use it would they?
It is a good product, but the rest are catching fast and overtaking. So BA absolutely has to invest in the product or we will have no passengers to fly in the new shiny aeroplanes that you want BA to buy.
Not so long ago people within BA were saying easyjet would never survive. Soon afterwards, GO arrives. Then is sold to easyjet. Look at easyjet now... I REST MY CASE.
Shouting "I rest my case" is really going to convince us all that you must be correct.
BA has met the challenge of the LOCO carriers head on. And has done so with great success. You may disagree with the methods that Rod Eddington employed, but we currently provide a very real challenge to them. And a challenge in a brand new fleet of Airbuses. With a service. With a pilot workforce that is working absolutely flat out.
No room at the Inn for us anymore. T5 is more important - your welcome to it
I understand your bitterness towards BA at fortress LHR. I spent 10 years in the regions. But that bitterness clouds and distorts your opinion of all things BA.
BA is a huge monolithic beast. Made up of both good and bad. It is neither all good, or all bad. We have both good and bad managers. We have bad arrogant pilots, and good approachable aces.
T5 is vital to the airline. Like it or lump it. If T5 does not work, BA is bust.