You'll get no argument from me about accountants but FFS get your head out of your backside...you say "if fuel remains around $50-$60 per barrel"... what do you mean "remain", it's not $50-$60 now, it's already above that level and rising, and will continue to rise as the alledged green shoots appear - you know, the green shoots BASSA are relying on to maintain T&Cs .....
BTW what are BASSA saying about VR, CR, part time working etc as a result of the definite grounding of eight 747s and eight 757s this Winter... please, please don't tell me they are claiming it'll just mean less work with no loss of income
( edited to add: I've just seen the latest BASSA newsletter - guess my comments above about the oil price and grounded hulls could be construed as "pilot propaganda" rather than statements of fact .... sorry
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and, BTW I also agree with you that NAPs is the next big, big, big problem .
nuigini
To be fair to BA Cabin Crew, you shouldn't quote the BA figures for a BKK/SYD in isolation..what do QF/SIN/VS pay their crews for a similar trip.