Mr JF is a well respected person within the industry. Respected, in part, because he runs the airline as a business and not a flying club. He is too shrewd a business man not to realise the commercial advantages to his business plan to grow the airline by acquiring routes and equipment rather than by slower organic growth. Especially when this growth is being bankrolled by a third party, BA. As a shrewd business man he will need to keep an eye on costs and the bottom line, aand by necessity will not be able to employ the new staff on the same terms and conditions they enjoyed at Bacon.
But perhaps JF is not such a shrewd people motivator. A little bit of carrot will need to be applied along with the big stick to make this a workable deal.
Good luck to everyone.