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Old 1st Apr 2012, 23:02
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Completely incorrect ScotPilot. BA already operate one 'standalone' fleet of circa 300 pilots, our Gateick operation. No massive costs there. A Bmi standalone operation would simply be adding 300 blind line holders to an administrative sub-fleet at LHR - cheap and easy. The decision to integrate the Bmi assets has already been taken by IAG. That means all the flying comes under the BA Scope agreement. BA have agreed to that because they know they'll never make enough savings by running BA-light to justify the cost of the unrest from their major pilot group. Park the idea that Bmi will start growing within BA, it's not going to happen.
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