Lets put this rubbish from CN and Wonker away shall we.
There are a very few pilots who were in exactly the right position when certain legislation came from Brussels to take advantage of the increase in the retirement age.
These pilots were on the APS pension which was a final salary scheme which ran company wide and was enjoyed by the Cabin Crew as well. Being a 'final salary' pension scheme it's payout was defined by, no surprise, the final two years salary whilst in the scheme. When these guys approached 55, mandatory retirment age, they crystalised their pension pots and prepared for retirement. Lo and behold, Brussels increased the retirement age for flight crew and these few guys are now enjoying the benefits.
The same scheme as the Cabin Crew enjoyed.
APS was replaced by NAPS and that is now stuggling with the vast majority of members having to work longer and pay in substantially more to get a lower pension. Finally NAPS has been replaced by BARP which is a money purchase scheme.
All in all there are probably less that 20-25 of the APS guys left and they will be going soon. They have paid for their scheme so why knock them? As far as income rewards go what about Duncan Holley and the £50,000 he raped from the BASSA members just to lead them up the garden path. No wonder he could afford to slope all his work off to his peers.
As to the financial reports, BASSA were offered, the same as BALPA, the opportunity to see the accounts, pending signature of a confidentiality agreement due to the sensitive commercial nature of the documents, but refused. They stated they weren't accountants so it was a waste of time. Then went for a punch up in the car park with their rival CC union.
Their cost savings didn't add up, they didn't meet any deadlines set by the company that all the other groups managed. So BA readjusted the savings required to the new time frame and BASSA just claimed 'goal post' moving. BASSA consistently refuse to admit that more members of Unite worked as VCC's during the dispute than pilots. Also they refuse to accept that the needed numbers of VCC's from anywhere was drastically reduced by the willingness of their own members to work instead of putting up with the 1970's socialist bruvvahood at Bedfont.
Sure you want them in Madrid???