BMRR..
Excellent post, one observation
A quick point re Balpa, lots of understandable griping over their supposed inaction but what they have done is keep all pilots on one Master Seniorty List, and kept all work in house
Fair point, but at danger of going off at a tangent increasingly that seems to be the leading item in any newsletter, and almost the Union's only "raison d'etre" at BA....as you know we've just had another major impostion of agreement change by BA and the relevant newsletter
leads with :
" We find ourselves in the fortunate position of having over 4,000 pilots in BA for the first time, following a sustained period of growth and unprecedented pilot recruitment. We have succeeded in maintaining a single pilot workforce within the airline"..
Well yes, well done, but rather than starting the newsletter by patting yourself yet again on the back it might have been better to cut to the chase and tell us about what is going to be done over yet another line in the sand being crossed. I honestly think it is time we were told if the endless emphasis from some at BALPA about BA pilot numbers and the single seniority list are actually hints about some unspoken threat from IAG which could lead to a reduction in headcount if BALPA stands firm on anything, at all........err, ..sorry...(/rant and thread drift off....)
BTW I think your last two paras were spot on, and your Training Captains advice was excellent.