The terms and conditions have indeed improved for low experience pilots and that is indeed thanks to BALPA. However, for experienced pilots, I think that this deal is a new low and that BALPA have screwed things up again. Experienced guys joining on cadet terms and conditions is not progress. The company may well think that they are being clever, recruiting the lowest common denominator, but it could easily bite them in the butt. This has already been a very messy recruitment drive.