Lets not forget Jim F's root's. He's a baggage handler and that's why he is out of his depth. Nothing against the loaders but he has not had a single days training in his life. He even admitted that most of his business ideas come from his teenage daughter. Did you know he hasn't got a single academic qualification? The guy has lost the plot. No make that he's never understood the plot. I remember his five point plan just on 4 years ago. Guess what? Not a single mention about his staff and that is the reason he's in a mess. It is also the reason why he has had to get his hands on another Airline. If it wasn't BAcon it would have been Eastern or Scotair or some other local Airline. He is DESPARATE for crews. Period. Nobody wants to work for the guy. Why is he trying to tempt Pilots with 19% pay rises? You know and I know that that strategy will fail as well. If the wage increase was 50% the man has the same problem. You watch, the merger with BAcon is a short term solution. The Pilots will leave in their droves as they have this year, last year, the year before actually the day the man took over from Barry Peroit. Its all about terms and conditions today not just about hard cash and the man hasn't woken up yet. Don't debate it BAcon get your CV's out. The grass is much greener than you think.