If you want to discuss what the airline was like 30 years ago, or indeed how lucky we all are now, I imagine most here would appreciate you starting a separate thread.
A rather snide response!
This thread is focussed on providing information to those people wishing to join BA.
In which case, why mislead them by posting incorrect information? Seems you're one of those who feels free to glibly spout of about whatever you wish, but would deny others the right to question anything you've written!
There are now two kinds of pilot in BA
There are a few (and fortunately for anyone thinking of joining, just a few) who fall into a third category.
There are a small number of embittered, opinionated, voluble, whingeing pilots, frequently ex-military, who seem to think the world owes them a living and a wide body command!
Selectors tried to weed them out, but weren't always successful.
To those of you still going through the selection process,
Good Luck
, even though the latest information is that recruitment is currently only into the holding pool.