"CTC also told us that BA were contractually obliged to take any extra pilots they might need outside of the scheme from ONLY CTC say for example if they underestimate their requirements."
iFlyPilot - "It is correct. This will most likely have something to do with their use of APL for the security bond, APL is a separate company but wholly owned and operated by CTC."
iFlyPilot, is that insider knowledge you have there, or is it your best guess? What precisely is meant by "extra pilots they might need outside of the scheme"? If BA don't get enough pilots, say, who meet
BA's requirements, within the current FPP scheme, how does CTC being some sort of 'preferred provider' improve that? I don't think I understand the idea.