Just to stop the "tax free" comments distorting further debate FWIW I live in Europe, do talk to people and I very much doubt any pilot in BA is earning a completely tax free salary ( regardless of where you reside at the UK end you will pay full NI, and HMRC always assess you annually for income tax based on your U.K. Duties ), though some may claim otherwise in the bar or on the jumpseat. That said I agree with:
Originally Posted by 4468;
Why not turn over a new leaf chaps, and leave BA out of discussions about how crap EK is??