newbagr i agree
people have to look at the larger business model, atl, iah, dfw cannot move until the end of bermuda ii agreement, and (although i don't know) possibly mco and tpa although i doubt it. sflgw also operate daily to bgi(sometime2) would ba give this up to gb? i think not!
because lgw are NOT not governed by lgw and the regions. sf are now within the nsp before any contract alteration or major change then sf WOULD need to be offered similar employment within ba, as far as law goes it is governed by employment law.
airbus as a major fleet expansion at lgw? At lgw there at not only stands for lar a\c but also split atands eg 52 for a 777 or 52l and 52r for 737's as as unfortunate mishap the sh airbus do not fit upon the l and r stands and as ba has nearly 50 sh aircraft based at lgw 50 a/c not fitting upon half of the north terminal stands would not make business sense.
ba pulling out of lgw? pier 6 wouldn't have been built without a closed door, long term commitiment from ba. ba bought cal for a lgw presence and the routes, they're tryin to cherry pick them i.e. pos they're hardly likly to hand them over now.
the entire model is lhr business, lgw leisure, fleet simplification. on the books? nothing firm but leases and deal (airbus only at lhr ef until 2008) are coming up so if any sense is made, sell the lhr sh fleet, buy ng 73's for lgw/lhr dual base (dual fd) and a single boeing lh fleet. the discounts could be huge, ba has alread ruled out the a380 in favour of more a/c.
does that show light and sense boys?