a certain managers bonus
This is the genesis; self interest
there aren’t enough mainline crew to fly it, so as a result, 1 vh registered aircraft was leased back to JC under a previously used agreement on a temporary basis.
If the union representing the pilots was forward thinking and strategic in their posture, they would have observed the BALPA positioning for open skies crewing under Walsh when CEO of BA, the road block would be already in place.
The magic eight indicates that the union will paint a 'temporary' agreement has been made, the company ashamed of their position and promise not to do it again and the 'temporary agreement' fades from the pilot consciousness and precedent becomes well established..
From this observer's position the union position appears completely reactive and not forward thinking; merely responding to company driven agenda ensures one thing: out played and out maneuvered, works this time and every time.