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Old 17th Apr 2012, 07:58
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BusDriverLHR
 
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There's been much talk about the BACC wanting to 'stick all BMI pilots at the bottom of the MSL', but that's not the whole story, is it? There were many protections which the BACC proposed that would have ensure BMI pilots quality of life was maintained on the A320.

Let's review what was likely to be agreed by the BACC:

Grandfather rights to A320 commands
Some sort of modified monthly bidding rights on the A320 based on BMI DOJ
Dead-man's-shoes access to A320 commands based on BMI captains retiring
Pay - to be negotiated between BMICC and BA (BA will not allow the BMI cost-base to increase)

The only time BMI pilots would feel the effect of being 'stuck at the the bottom of the MSL' is if they wanted to bid to other fleets. And that's the crux of the matter, isn't it? What and select group of BMI posters really want is carte blanche access to the entire BA long-haul network. That would be a massive windfall for them at the expense of BA pilots, and it isn't going to happen.
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