Swire has played this beautifully.
1. They need KA to help train CX pilots due to the current situation.
2. They give KA Priority 25 to stop them going into Contract Compliance so the above will happen.
But here's the best bit:
KA can't get Priority 25 until January 2017!!
WHY wait a year????
Here's the answer:
They now have 11 months to make sure that the DPA toes the party line and starts training CX pilots (when they sort out the minutiae). Should they choose not to, then no P25!! Simple!
I know for a fact that JT has already agreed that KA can train CX pilots. It's just a matter of time.
So, as I said, well played Swire. Turn the CX and KA pilots against each other (for zero cost), and then gain a way to train your way out of your own home-grown mess.
Think about it guys. We need each other to help each other. Let's be mature about this. Stop attacking each other. We both have lots to lose.
P.S. As a commuter, I'm not happy with what has just occurred, however I can see the long game. For that reason I WILL NOT accuse or attack my KA colleagues (of which I have many), and will keep allocating J/S's the way I always have (fairly and without prejudice).