OK Chaps:
Ref easy6: I was wrong - sorry about that. Indeed your return to the fold almost makes me glad I biffed the easy sim ride last month.
Ref Bmi pay: I was right. 2 days ago swapped pay slips with a mate who's a 2 year F/O on 73s at bmi. He took home £300 more than me last month. His co pension contributions were 8%, not 16% but doing the maths he's still better off than me. (And he doesn't have a wife and kids to neglect...).
However comma he's sniffing elsewhere because of the re-structure and the **** roster and tw@ts in management. Indeed he's looking at easyJet..(back to square 1).
So it seems to me it's all the same wherever you are. And here's my cunning plan. Let's all sit tight for 6 months and stop playing musical seats. Then the recruitment intrays will empty and the companies will have to treat us with the respect we deserve 'cos there's no one to replace us (apart from Serbs, Crabs and other ne'er-do-wells..) Hohum back to the pub.