A common EBA? Puts a whole new spin on the old "divide and conquer" adage, doesn't it? If not quite "unite and conquer", the "lump 'em all in together in one common pool where the pilots will be in a quite small minority" ploy is quite brilliant (from a management perspective at least). If history is anything to go by with other Sydney-based airlines, within a few years, the 'suck a lemon at sign on' brigade will hold sway among the female CC, and you-all-know-who-I-mean brigade will dominate the male CC... and the VA pilots will be (hoping I'm not misunderstood by my wildly mixed metaphors) - totally screwed.