BALPA won't confront Schools
"I believe they have made Easy Jet a slightly better place to be" - for who exactly?
Maybe the Captains? What about:
1. Those dropped under the CTC TRSS in 2008?
2. The CTC cadets who were laid off after 6 months and told not to join Aer Lingus but to go back to bar jobs?
3. The Flexi Crew scheme that benefited the agency not the pilots?
4. The abandonment of experienced crew recruitment in favour of MPL only entry?
5. Those experienced crews in the holding pool?
Why is it EZY Gatwick now have 70% cadets and overall EZY has around 60% cadets in the UK? Is BALPA concerned like the CAA has been over pilot demographics?
The real reason is too many BALPA members work as TRIs/TREs for the Schools so they will not confront those organisations regarding odd practices.
Any cadet that joins the new BA scheme or a similar "approved" course will have to make sure they please the School (not just in ability) or face loosing that job offer just because their face doesn't fit. And remember BALPA will do nothing to help them if they fail an LST.