Errr ...
Well according to the Pilots Q&A section on
www.nextgenerationairline.com pilots will not be bonded if the fleet move is at the request of the company (as is currently the case in Flybe - you volunteer for a fleet change you get bonded, they force you to move then they can't bond you. Do you think all the guys currently moving from the 146 to the 195 are being bonded? No!)
Oh and as someone said elsewhere in another thread, the non-reducing bond only applies to those who joined the company post 1/7/06. I.e. all staff who joined the company on a reducing bond will always have reducing bonds whilst they remain at the company. So any bonds you have at Flybe will be reducing over 3 years! I suggest people at BACon read that website, and ask the questions of Flybe pilots, we will happily share what information is readily available, and would much prefer being open and honest to the constant scare mongering!