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Old 10th Jul 2012, 07:53
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Wirbelsturm
 
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Count only rolls in what he believes are 'point grenades' with no basis in either fact or theory.

15 Commands to LH on the most Junior fleet over the next three years to cover the loss of the BMI A330's and the fact that BMI bring 7 WW club equipped A321's with them which could cover current 'LH' shorter routes. Who said anything about fleet specifics? It just so happens that the 767 is the 'junior' fleet at the moment.

Why do you think people will resign over this Count? 15 LH Commands? Who really cares? The time frame from RHS Airbus to LHS LH will reduce thanks to the expansion of the LH fleet which was slot and hull starved at LHR. Now we have a few more hulls being free'd up and some more slots which will lead, as stated by the CEO, to expansion.

After that the agreed ratio of BA/BMI command positions is 100/1. Hardly onerous.

Also BMI had a disproportionate number of Training Captains and had pushed through a lot of commands when they got whiff of a BA takeover.
No point in asking for proof is there? You don't have any as this didn't happen. BMI had a route structure that allowed Captains to occupy both the LHS and the RHS hence, in comparison to BA they were Captain 'top heavy'. It won't make any difference as, within the initial merger, the BMI crews will bid within their own trip line according to their relative MSL seniority. Overall effect? No change.

Please, Count, try a few more, it's obviously a slow day at Uni.
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