To those of you on the temp contract,
Now is the time to brace yourself. In the last few years the industry did not have the crises that is facing the industry now. I do not think there is a question as to whether or not you will be kept on or redeployed, the answer is simple, you wont be staying. Sad but true.
XL will not be the last airline to go under, in fact it is only the start of things to come. I fear that the market will soon be bursting with unemployed crew trying to get any job they can flying and the competition will be ruthless. Even Ryanair is now planning on grounding crew.
Use your last little while in BA to enjoy the flying and the routes. You will love it and it will be something you will always remember and tell your kids about. Make the most of it and do not worry about what will happen to you. But do make sure you have your CV up to date (BA will look great on it regardless and companies will be understanding of the fact that you were on a temp contract and market conditions prevented you from staying on), apply for jobs outside of the industry and do what you can to secure employment for yourself outside of BA BEFORE the whole economy takes a hit, otherwise you will not only find yourself up against a lot of out of work crew but also fighting against hundreds of thousands of other skilled unemployed made redundant by the recession!