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Q1 I don't know. According to BA the rate of growth of New Fleet will depend on the rate at which they transfer work plus the rate of business growth.
Q2. Yes I'm afraid I do. This proposal offers an existing ww main crew member his basic wage (£17,000) plus allowances plus £8,000 in monthly flying pay per year.
So, to put him into Careerlink for 3 months costs BA £4,200.(£1,400 basic x 3)
Giving his work to New Fleet in order to do that costs £15,000 to £17,000 (basic of £11,000 plus hourly flying pay). That is BA's estimated cost of main crew on New Fleet.
So, even in the most expensive point of the process (the first 3 months) and ignoring all the more difficult to calculate sums about productivity and flexibility, it still saves money.
Q4. I have been afraid of that being true since day one, that BA never intended to find any negotiated settlement.
Q5. Not all of us. I try very hard to read every proposal (more than once) and to listen to other perspectives. Until the current atmosphere, where I became afraid to talk about work issues at work, I used to discuss it with anyone that seemed interested.