P.Pilcher - I'm sorry - did I miss something?
'Well - maybe the word as to the despicable way that Eastern treat some of their crews has got back to BACK staff which is why they won't join. I don't blame them. Eastern has only got itself to blame for this situation.'
Is there any part of that comment that is resonable or indeed even useful? Quite what has Eastern got itself to blame for? not accpeting TUPE as previously mentioned? - why should they?
As for 'the despicable way in which Eastern treat some of their crews', mmm... which company is it that is actually getting rid of them? From my experience you'd have to go a long way to find an Eastern pilot who'd agree with you on that one, in fact many of them I'd imagine would say the exact opposite.
Pilcher, please, in future... think before you post, or do us all a favour, don't bother at all.