It's beginning to look like BASSA have done nothing.
Beginning? Unfortunately, it was obvious quite a while back that BASSA were not going to be able to react to this EASA NPA because they just don't have anyone with the knowledge and skills to cope with this kind of attack. As harsh as it sounds, it
is the reality.
BASSA have largely been 'okay' when forced to defend their own fairly limited empire ..... but the last couple of years has seen them lose out big time to BA because all they know how to do is a fist-thump, a foot-stomp, and "No, no, no". Another harsh reality. The EASA NP is pitched at a level way above anything they comprehend.
If they were ever going to do something about it, they would had to have started
long ago, as other groups have (not just BALPA!). Too late now - way too late.
If the BASSA hierarchy ever had an inkling these proposals existed, they didn't understand them, and probably hoped somebody else in their empire would have a go at wrestling with them. Ultimately, if they knew of them, BASSA hoped they would just go away. Well, they haven't gone away, and the commenting 'window' ends on the 20th March.
BA won't give a flying fig about the industrial agreements - those will be summarily set aside! As has already been stated, clearly, several times on this thread - to survive, BA will enbrace these proposals with vigour (in fact they have encouraged EASA to make them) and implement them forthwith.
Which is why, as ususal, it falls to the union groups of greater intellect to bail BASSA out of another mess. As usual.
