Carnage Matey, just to be clear, the new fleet was taken off the table a few months ago then reintroduced in an e mail from the leader of IFCE to the cabin crew community , then decided to tell the cabin crew community they were willing to look at alternatives in a video available on the BA intranet.
FlyerUK - Just to be clear - New fleet came off the table because BASSA were so against it. Given that now the new fleet savings were not been realised the cost savings fell entirely on existing crew. BASSA didnt like that either. So guess what? New fleet returned to the proposals. Its not rocket science.
No doubt if existing crew would take the pay cuts required it can come off again.
To Summarise
The savings must be made. Either it comes mostly from the new fleet and partly from existing T+Cs, or it comes entirely from existing T+Cs. Neither is not an option.