The original plan was to take the 757 to IKA but, and I kid you not, there are political issues on taking US manufactured aircraft into Iran. That is why the decision was changed to send it to TLV instead.
It's a funny old world.
Muppet, people bother with the agreement and the union because without them there would have been no consultation and no opportunity to put bmi pilots onto the 757, no resultant promotions in bmi, no prospect of passover pay, no movement of scale B. Of course, if you had read the whole agreement you would have been much better informed, if no wiser. Good choice of nick by the way.....
Max