This is not an idle rumour as has been suggested but is based on hard fact. An announcement was made just before Christmas by the company to its staff that 2 bases are to close (Aberdeen and Cambridge). Cambridge will continue as 'head office' but not as a flying base. Redundancy notices have already been issued to cabin crew at these bases. In addition, 2 aircraft from the fleet of 9 or 10 will be returned to Dornier ASAP. Finally 10 pilots out of about 60 will be made redundant. These cuts are in addition to those few referred to in the previous posts. The company have entered into a 30 day consultation period with BALPA where various options will be considered. There is some scope for part-time working, pay reductions etc which may change the final numbers, but that is the state of play right now