Arriba, what you're saying isn't true. You do not need 110k to train nowadays. People who chose to train integrated without airline mentorship didn't have to do so. If your heart is set on paying for a TR then one can train modular and fund a TR for the same, if not less, than the cost of training integrated without the funding of a TR on top.
BA obviously have decided to start this scheme so they can vet who they want from the very beginning. The standard of candidates on this scheme will be far higher than the average at any FTO (not to say there won't be anyone currently at the 3 FTOs concerned that may be of that standard) - because BA will be as picky as they want to be. They can create a steady flow of pilots of their own choosing right from the word go. It isn't hard to see the benefit for them.
As above, if you read through everything it is made clear that BA will be
funding the TR. This is the fairest snd most respectful scheme out there for quite some time now, even if it isn't perfect.
The point about why are they using the same FTOs - it won't be to do with the standard of training received, it will be more to do with the candidates themselves. The skills and qualities over and above what can be gained during training are what they're concerned with having control over.