The aforementioned JMC/AML routes were only ever operated by JMC cabin crew, the flight crew were BA mainline. Any attempt to hand these routes over to GB has STRIKE written all over it, and indeed would be one of the few things that would actually motivate our long haul brethren to down tools. A similar scheme has been tried before with the intention of setting up a seperate longhaul seniority list just for the 777s employed for that work. It was resoundingly rejected. I don't believe even our managers would be stupid enough to try it on again. If they want to run an A330 on those routes then fine, but we've got several hundred A320 pilots and as many 777 guys with a vested interest in keeping that flying within BA. A crazy scheme like next in lines suggestion would be playing with fire.