Dolley, you're quite right.
It seems easyJet's crew "vision" is:
1) School leavers are given 6 month contracts.
2) Some get kept on for winter. Others skip to stage 5.
3) Next summer, make them SCCMs.
4) Stay for a year.
5) Leave.
Permanent contract as it was (before the fixed term contracts came in) = bad. I'll bet you a four sector day that the company will introduce new contracts for those on FTCs who get kept on. Or indeed try to switch us all onto a new contract.
The other scenario is that they keep people on for the winter on another FTC.
Far enough down the line, I wouldn't be surprised to see Ryanair style agency contracts. No basic salary to pay, just hourly pay, fear of going sick as it may lower their chances of getting an "easyJet" contract. Pay for training, uniform, ID, car parking, no crew food.
I shouldn't really be giving them ideas.