As some have already said, it's past the point of no return for CASR66.
No doubt the company's goal is to train most current and new AMEs to A licence supplementing the B1 and B2 LAMEs with the obvious wage savings that will bring. Hopefully, with fleet expansion and so many guys close to retirement age there won't be too many current LAMEs displaced.
We (the ALAEA) should embrace the A licence "LAMEs" with the aim of minimising the pay diference between an A and the equivalent full B1 or B2, establishing quota control and bolstering membership.