Whilst BA may need the pilots in the future, it appears they do not need them now. If BA are taking the baby frames then it will be a one for one swap for their dinosaurs. Recruitment was suspended at BA in March and I am led to believe they are slightly over-crewed after the mainline integration. They have in the region of 80 bods in their hold pool who have been told to expect nothing for the rest of this year. I think the best the baby guys may get is first refusal on assessments when recruitment reopens. IAG have no legal obligation to the Baby pilots, in the same way they don't see an obligation to the 1500 other people who will loose/have lost jobs due to the merger.
Last edited by Callsign Kilo; 31st May 2012 at 15:21.