Ted,
Despite the T5 fiasco, BA turned a handsome profit, and paid bonuses accordingly. Even though Walsh was entitled to his based on the financial results, he elected not to take it and accepted responsibility for the T5 difficulties.
I think that says more about the man than than any BASSA blustering does.
They hate him because he's got the balls to stand up to them.
It's obvious that the BASSA hive mind is being encouraged to blame him for this dispute, even though half of the people spitting feathers STILL don't know what he offered to BASSA as far back as last June.