MissM - the reason some people are doing a 4 day Miami is that it saves BA a pilot. That's a 33% reduction in pilots on that route. Should we go on strike? As for hourly pay and sector pay, can you think of one good reason why BA would oppose a system that kept total variable costs the same but encouraged crew to work harder and saved a fortune on administration costs? I can't. But I can think why a corrupt union would oppose such a system.