I do think it is going to be hard for BA to recruit staff to this new fleet.
Take home pay will be very low and probably qualify for tax credits.
I am not sure that alot of people will find this that attractive
From Bloombergs website:
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to outline the deepest spending cuts in a generation in an emergency budget next week, which may hamper the recovery after two quarters of growth. Public-sector job losses may push unemployment close to 3 million by 2012, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
I think there will be plenty of applicants.