Ah, Count, are you still looking for justification to drink that 'Champagne on ice'?
Unlike a certain group, who were so rampant on regaining lost Staff travel and achieving 'justice' for members sacked for legitimate reasons they completely lost the plot on the formation of a non cohesive sub group doing the same job on a completely different contract with specific allocated, non group mixed routes?
Whereas here we have a group joining the MSL with a random route selection given to enable them to bid fairly using their relative BMI seniority within the MSL structure, guaranteed commands in line with previous command aspirations and access to an enviable LH structure.
ALL new joiners, FPP, DEP and BMI are joining on PP35. That has been an accepted part of the evolving retirement age increase. No change to pensionable pay structure or total pay at the top pay structure. It will, however, take a little longer to get there to prevent the current 20 years at PP24 for the lucky few.
IAG could have told BA that they were setting up BA Express. They could have cancelled the BMI AOC and instigated a new one with 'Click Air/Vueling' Terms and Conditions. That would have been a shocker for the BMI crew, pilots and CC alike. They didn't. The LCC model is difficult, if not impossible, to run from LHR. In the future the actions taken will protect the majority of slots and aircraft and make it more difficult for IAG to instigate a startup. Not only that SH productivity is increasing and is likely to hit the targets disctated by IAG for 2015. If IAG wants to be so divergent why did it even contemplate givin 'BMI/BA Express' to BA?
BMI baby has been discussed before, there was no 'Golden Ticket' for Zoom, Excel etc. etc. etc. BMI Baby was not purchased, it was attached as a liability. Two different things when it comes to TUPE and employment protection. Look up your law,Count, something you seem to be quite lazy about.
Unfortunately hundreds of them were distracted when they volunteered to serve drinks
Same old, same old. Hundreds? Not really, certainly far, far less than the members from Unite that volunteered to protect their employer from a suicidal bunch of Union leaders who couldn't see the wood from the trees.
IAG are determined to start a low cost short haul operation that will harmonise with Iberia Express. Any hopes by BALPA members that a line has been drawn under the BMI integration are very much mistaken.
We are all amazed at your ability to see into the future and pick out your personal, zealous 'champagne shulucking' pilots doom, future'. IAG doesn't need an operation to 'harmonize' with Iberia Express. Perhaps if you took a look at the Arbitration report from Spain and saw the T's & C's that Iberia enjoy you might understand that the levelling for the 'harmoni
sation' would see an increase of relative conditions at LHR. Nice try, look for another hook.
Legacy fleet are losing routes hand of fist with stagnating movement with respect to Purser and CSD thanks to the actions of a certain Union. Their future has been thrown onto the rubbish heap thanks to the blind ability of their representatives to see what the inception of a new unrepresented entity within their ranks would do. You crowed it a 'victory' and how hollow it turned out to be. The reports are that they majority within both BA and BMI are content with the proposed merger structure. There is always an unconvinced minority who, on both sides, think they deserve more, that's just life. The BMI CC are represented by their own version of BASSA, Lord help them, and, as such, their future is up to them.