Outlaw, yes of course Airbus is better
I have no doubt the drivers are having the last drops of juice squeezed out of them, just like us. It is the management philosophy these days, send lots of emails and talk lots about safety, but squeeeze that lemon until it is as desiccated as a factored ULR pilot.
Yes the cars are being changed to BMW's this has even been acknowledged by management, so they are probably trying to optimise things in the lead up to that.
Personally I would much rather drive to work, I honestly believe that regardless of fatigue I can drive more safely than how I am driven a lot of the time, I usually have much cleaner smelling socks too! If there was parking at the bouncy castle, I would be driving to work.