I think crew on part time contracts will find they are rostered more B to B's because the 900 hour rule is not pro rata.
Walsh has got to think what sort of airline he wants. If he and Bill Francis think that these changes will not make any difference to the service standards, then they are deluding themselves. Some years ago BA reduced the crew compliment on the 747-100/200 down to 13. Didn't last long as the complaints soon flooded in, so it went back up to 15 again and even 16 on some routes.
BA has got to decide which market it is in. We are already disadvantaged against Asian carriers who have more crew and a better product. The only thing that has given BA a competitive edge are the cabin crew; food and the product such as GMIS IFE is poor in comparisom. If BA cannot sell on service, it will have to discount even more.
Watch Walsh pile all the savings into one good year a la Aer Lingus, and then buzz off as it all falls apart.
Over Stress. Poof has PM'd me that he has been gagged again for saying naughty things about the pilots this time