if the govt. gets the notion into its head that GA is a terrorist threat, it will act.
govt. got into its head a few years ago in 2003 that IRAQ had weapons of mass destruction WMD and decided to invade.
do you think that thhe loss of GA will mean no pilots for BA or Virgin will deter the govt?
it may make them think, but I doubt it. the pilots of the future for BA will all be trained in spain, and will be based and employed in somewhere like Holland.
Oh what's that? Is this what BA are planning to do already? Is this what the BA pilots are going on strike for?
So don't hold your breath thinking that BA will help defend GA - to the contrary.