Sorry SR71 - but with BA Shorthaul pilots having to offer productivity increases of ~5% and less leave, just to bring BMI mainline into the fold, can you imagine what further concessions BA would have expected from the ranks, in order to type rate the BMI baby pilots.
Your analysis is simplistic
Sean.
How much did it cost to make them all redundant?
How many of them wanted to come to BA?
How many of them needed ratings?
When would they have been happy to commence their employment with the company?
We'll never know...