Minor point of order from a lurker:
And using the BA 777 at heathrow as an example is pretty lame. And didn't the captain lose his job?
To cut to the chase, no.
For reasons various he decided to leave BA a while after the accident..he subsequently returned to the company with no loss of seniority. He is still a captain on the C777 for BA.
Hope that helps/clarifies the matter..back to lurking.