i didn't mean to cast aspertions on AH's caracter but 99% of stuff on pprune is unfounded rumour, so i'll beleive it when i see it confirmed by another source.
If it is the case then I am still very surprised, as BA have effectively removed the oportunity to recruit for a year or so. (the 6 month legal moritorium on recruiting after redundancies, plus say another 6 months for the redundancy process and consultations)
I guess things are worse than they appear to be!
never mind, at least i have a job, and who knows when BA open their doors again, but guessing on 3-5 years now if this news is true.