Can't remember the exact figures from the BALPA briefings but I think BA had about 240 employees per aircraft, which was approximately 100 more than the nearest competitor (Lufthansa I think). We did have fewer flight crew per aircraft than all the other benchmark airlines (Lufthansa, Air France, KLM , United and some more I think), and they averaged more hours flying per year with fewer days off. They also did this on salaries which were lower (furthermore the salaries were not factored to account for cost of living in different countries). The most telling aspect of the whole review was that many of these figures were derived from information provided by BA and were undisputed by the company.