As for BALPA who seem so opposed to OS, can any BALPA type tell me why OS is different to the EasyJet continental salaries and T's and C's which BALPA have agreed? EasyJet's continental bases aren't even a subsidary airline - one AOC and one airline yet different T's and C's and I hear BALPA have agreed the new conditions for pilots at those bases.
You're not keeping up again Gypsy. BALPA are not opposed to Open Skies, and BALPA have stated they are willing to accept different T&Cs for Open Skies to Mainline in order to keep start up costs low. No different to Easyjet. BALPAs only demand is that all Open Skies pilots are on the BA master seniority list.
Think of the Capt Johnny Blogs flying his Boeing Glass Cockpit for JOT6 airlines on 60 something K per annum, bugger all duty pay and no crew food and wondering if his outfit will last through the economic gloom and fuel price crisis - now he could get a better job with OS with much better T's and C's yet some of you guys expect him to pass up the opportunity in order to protect what you perceive to be a threat to your T's and C's whch are already miles ahead of his
The logical extension to your argument is if mainline go on strike and BA sets up Strikebreaker Airlines then Capt Blogs should have no qualms about joining them as it's a much better offer than he's currently got. What happens when someone comes along who'll do it cheaper than Blogs? There's
always someone who'll do it cheaper.