EGKK, fingers crossed you'll not be too far wide from the mark. Good interview with Willie Walsh here
Jun 10: Willie Walsh of BA - full interview - view from the top - companies - FT.com
in which he is very upbeat and positive and talks about aviation being a growth industry. Hopefully the new tax rules will see a large number of Captains taking part time, perhaps a few more retirements next year, plus there is talk of expansion of Long Haul at LGW and possibly London City long haul. Also rumours of 747s coming back from the desert (maybe to cover for 777s doing more routes out of LGW)? All speculation at the moment.
Think short haul will stay depressed for a while. The Iberia merger could help BA be more positive in expansion with a more secure financial future.
That's the postive outlook, but just wish it would hurry up and actually happen!