How predictable it is that the pious pontification from Ryanairs finest should eminate whenever BALPA is mentioned as a positive attribute. Quite apart from maintaining the employment conditions of professional employees, BALPA also has a healthy interest in flight safety either directly or indirectly by lending support to pilots. The list of Ryanair incidents over recent history is quite long. Could it be perhaps, that unmoderated management pressure has anything to do with it ?