I can back up what Cheekychick is saying about ex BMED people leaving, some without jobs to go to. Don't know the figures though.
Form what I hear the ways of working are completly different from BMED, for instance crew are not allowed to see who is on their trips, BMI claim this is due to data protection?!?! BA allow their crew to see who is on their rostered trips so obviously it can't be that reason!
Also I hear that crew have to put in their own allowances? BMED crew didn't as AIMS did that, BMI have AIMS so why didn't they not take that across from BMED!!? Seems a bit backwards to me.
Do BMI have a hidden agenda of losing staff before any possible takeover, and the fact that they will have to downsize the LHR operation when BA gets the old BMED slots later this year and next year??
Someone on another thread said that BMI is not an airline, just a collection of slots waiting to be bought!!!