I can't conceive of any situation in which recruits to New Fleet will work alongside existing crew, as said above, the integration of slip patterns would be too hard to arrange, what with the NF crews working to CAP371 at the Captains discretion (rather than a BASSA reps say so).
No, what is much more likely to happen is that the old crew (who don't/won't sign onto NF) will be corralled onto the B747 and B767 fleets. NF crew will be licensed on the B777 and subsequently the A380 and B787. The old crews will find they then have no work and be let go as their fleets no longer exist, or be given the option to change contract onto NF T&C's.
And the sad thing is that all of this could have been avoided if BASSA had negotiated. Instead they have decided that all existing crew should take one up the ******* for the benefit of the 'leadership'.
Well done Lizanne
you are my hero(ine).