For the record IAG applied to the EU regulators to 'merge' BA and BMI LHRPony so it is fairly certainly a merger. The BAcc wishful thinking that they can 'stitch-up' the pilots coming from BMI pre-merger will fall foul of their expectations once the deal is approved. Maybe the EU won't approve the merger and then your headache is over? However, post the merger being approved it's going to be a whole different gambit. All the fantasy outcomes of the BAcc will be considered and most probably swept aside by BA management who will be the deciders in all of this wrangling. They'll go with their legal advice and the most sensible business solution with regard to pilots. There's an urgency amongst the BAcc to clench a deal pre-merger that will arouse suspicions amongst any serious thinkers. Here's hoping on a positive result on Friday, it'll be for the good of IAG and all pilots who fly for them.