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Old 3rd Apr 2012, 09:09
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The IAG/BA-light decision has already been taken. It wasn't the BACC who lobbied IAG to integrate bmi, it was BA. The BACCs concessions merely helped BA win the argument at IAG board level. BA management don't want a cuckoo in the nest either. To force the BA-light option back on to the table the bmi employees would have to convince IAG they had a better business plan than BA! Bmi will be integrated into BA. All that's up for discussion is the degree if integration, or not, of the Bmi pilots into the BA MSL. The Bmi integration can take place, delivering all the benefits to BA, without ever integrating the Bmi pilots. Non-integration of pilots is the cheapest and preferred option for BA. The Bmi CC can work with the BACC to drive for integration or they can carry on kidding themselves that they'll be able to negotiate anything other than a bare bones TUPE from BA, with disastrous consequences for any Bmi FO with command aspirations.
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