Yes very interesting, particularly as it was last updated in January 2004, which is very nearly three years ago. Since then Virgin have had a pay rise of nearly 30%, which puts their top Captains pay at, oh what a surprise, virtually the same as BA! Also their Captains are only contracted to fly a maximum of 750 hours per year, not the 900 hours that BAs pilots are contracted to fly, not to mention that it takes 24 years to reach the top pay point in BA, whereas Virgin Atlantic haven't even been in business 24 years. So I guess that makes us fairly competitive. Like I've said before, it you want to examine out t&c's bring it on. We are benchmarked, we can show you exactly what we cost in comparison to other airlines and it's the going rate. Can you say that?
By the way, you are asking for more than what you have now. You are asking for the new contract pay scales to progress to the old contract pay scales. Asking for more than you have now is a central part of BASSAs ballot.