Thanks RYR 738 JOCKEY and Camelhair. I had come to much the same conclusion myself, and on speaking to a few RYR people who are close to the decision makers, that is what they have said too, although they say that as always in RYR there is nothing concrete in this.
We all know the company though, those of us who worked there for a while, and when it suits them then the policy will change, there will be no announcement, things will just change.
On a separate note willy, crilly et al, these are serious issues, prune was never intended as a chat forum, and many pilots who have important things to discuss and sort out just stay away from it because we have to dig through all the personal dross and point scoring.