It is always easy to say, easyJet plane easyJet pilot and it is something I would like to see, but BA has been before us with the creation of open skies and unfortunately this didn't work out for the pilots when they protested about this.
If anything like this would be presented to a judge, the company might argue. No easyJet pilot is disadvantaged by the employment of flexicrew and we have new recruits lining up to take up this contract, so where is the issue.........?
You cannot blame the easyJet pilots or BALPA that this is happening or that they haven't been proactive enough to stop this form of employment.
There are no grounds for protest. The solution would be to get PARC and CTC to recognise BALPA and to get the cadets to unite, that way I think better T's and C's could be organised.