We have been told this afternoon that some J41 pilots will be seconded to Eastern and that if cetain individuals want to transfer they will be able to, however we were told that there will be enough positions available on the RJ to absorb all displaced J41 pilots.
Why and how the RJ issue has suddenly been resolved after such a long time I dont know having heard nothing from BALPA so far, linked of course with the fact that higher salaried BA pilots are going to be working alongside BACX pilots in the RJ cockpit, this is bound to cause problems in the long term. I will only believe any of this talk when BACX pilots are on RJ training courses.
Rather like our present labour government our management has lost a lot of credibility which is going to take some time to restore if at all.
The move to a simplified all jet fleet is no doubt a step in the right direction however one cannot help but feel that rather than being managed we are as a company reacting to events without a clear picture of where the management wants us to be in the near future.
Having a complete management team that are employed by CitiExpress and not seconded from BA might be a step in the right direction, then their fortunes would be directly linked to the success or not of BACX.