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Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Apr 2022, 20:57
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

No doubt cheered on by BALPA & the usual suspects...

No doubt cheered on by BALPA & the usual suspects as "a great result for BA (LH) Pilots", and it'd be another slap in the face for SH. So a bolt on certainty to happen then!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Apr 2022, 12:33
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

Not quite correct - all CRS have been coursed,...

Not quite correct - all CRS have been coursed, and a number of PRP have taken places at Gatwick, and a few at Mainline (less than 10 I'm told). All in I've heard about 60% of the PRP are back in BA...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Feb 2022, 08:06
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

"Great news, well done BALPA! Worth the subs!" ...

"Great news, well done BALPA! Worth the subs!"

Also satire, but perhaps not too far from the truth...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jan 2022, 11:01
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

Further up the thread someone mentioned mass...

Further up the thread someone mentioned mass resignations from BALPA members, well if rumours are true its happening. So much so they had to have a hearts & minds zoom call with remaining P32L...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Oct 2020, 14:23
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

I was told the total reduction in Headcount...

I was told the total reduction in Headcount Equivalent (so VR,CR,CRS,RAF, etc) came to just shy of 900.


Numbers on the rumour network are:
270-ish Compulsory Redundant
200-ish Voluntary...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Sep 2020, 08:57
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

Jet II just because everyone’s in the same...

Jet II

just because everyone’s in the same situation, doesn’t make it ok.

However the banks, the train operating companies, even pubs / restaurants have all had help to “meet the new economic...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Sep 2020, 08:02
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

what you’re saying isn’t inherently wrong. If...

what you’re saying isn’t inherently wrong. If aviation was a declining industry (let’s say like Kodak film dealing with the rise of digital / phone cameras), as work dried up over time airlines would...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Sep 2020, 07:40
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

I don’t want to name names, but my “source” was...

I don’t want to name names, but my “source” was in the room when such things would have been discussed. While they could be spinning a line, I’ve no reason to doubt them.

As for lifo+ it’s been...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Sep 2020, 20:07
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

I have it on very good authority that it was...

I have it on very good authority that it was discussed, however BA wanted to furlough by fleet, seat and base. BALPA declined fearing it would undermine the all important LIFO*. Jury’s out whether it...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Sep 2020, 09:57
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

just to put some meat on this bone. Yes, about...

just to put some meat on this bone. Yes, about 270 pilots were made compulsory redundant, but against the S188 target we have;
270 CR
220 VR approved (apparently; and rumours were > 300 applied)...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Sep 2020, 07:32
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

I think one things for sure, if there’s a round 2...

I think one things for sure, if there’s a round 2 (and I can’t see how there won’t be at this point), BALPA will have very little input into the consultation this time.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Aug 2020, 15:32
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

2 most common underlying heath conditions with a...

2 most common underlying heath conditions with a Covid death? Dementia and Alzheimer’s. A damning indictment on our (in)ability to protect care homes, and a stunning view on who is really at risk...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Aug 2020, 10:45
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

GS-Alpha The problem is that as a PP3/34 SH...

GS-Alpha

The problem is that as a PP3/34 SH FO, I’ll never see the “jam” that you will GS. Not in pay, not in pension, not in lifestyle.

We are / were working 900 hours a year on SH, LH mates...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Jul 2020, 20:14
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

The CRS is a mechanism to keep 747 pilots...

The CRS is a mechanism to keep 747 pilots employed but not flying at the expense of junior pilots (who would be flying but are now unemployed) and everyone remaining’s pay.

I’ll let you decide if...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jul 2020, 05:47
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

BA are going to rank everyone according to a...

BA are going to rank everyone according to a criteria (length of service, performance, training qualifications & disciplinaries) and then draw a line in the sand - at the moment that line is 450...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jun 2020, 10:37
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

Our MOA says “due regard shall be made to the...

Our MOA says “due regard shall be made to the principle of LIFO”. It doesn’t specify chopping the bottom 350/800/1200 to make room for people to be retrained off dead fleets.

Theres also the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jun 2020, 09:35
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

Like I said, these things don’t come around in a...

Like I said, these things don’t come around in a vacuum, but when BA come knocking it does seem that solutions are found that preserve lifestyles of those at the top. When retirement age was...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jun 2020, 08:30
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

I can honestly say I’ve never worked with a more...

I can honestly say I’ve never worked with a more selfish pilot body than I have at BA. It’s not every pilot obviously, but it is a sizeable minority mainly skewed to long haul who have consistently...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jun 2020, 07:22
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

The basis of this is a WhatsApp message that did...

The basis of this is a WhatsApp message that did the rounds a week or so ago, and was vaguely dismissed by BALPA as being bollocks (wasn’t the strongest denial I’ve ever seen however...)
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Jun 2020, 16:38
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

So what’s their plan at the end of the 3 years?...

So what’s their plan at the end of the 3 years? Try & get their old salary back? Once those kind of Ts & Cs are out of the box, they won’t go back in.

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agreed.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jun 2020, 09:40
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

Someone’s been watching too much Disney+. ...

Someone’s been watching too much Disney+.

But i I will say, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of WW where he’s genuinely smiling.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th May 2020, 18:37
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

To those putting their hand up for part time -...

To those putting their hand up for part time - don’t just agree on prune, email BALPA & (maybe) Al B. If they realise there’s an appetite for it, they might be able to make it work.

I have.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th May 2020, 09:36
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

gets my vote. Worked very well (from a pilots...

gets my vote. Worked very well (from a pilots point of view) at Spotty M.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th May 2020, 09:08
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

BALPA are on record as wanting “LIFO+”....

BALPA are on record as wanting “LIFO+”. Essentially LIFO, with some nods to other criteria (mainly disciplinary it looks like) to ensure it’s just about legal.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th May 2020, 08:09
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

BALPA are, according to the recent Zoom meeting,...

BALPA are, according to the recent Zoom meeting, pushing hard for us to be considered as one pilot body (as opposed to 747 pilots, LGW Pilots, etc), and think they have a very good chance of BA...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th May 2020, 22:40
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

I agree BA probably would be happy with fleet &...

I agree BA probably would be happy with fleet & seat, but they don’t really care. What they want is to reduce the budget by X%. BALPA will get the numbers down, but with a surplus north of 1100...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th May 2020, 21:59
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

True, but it doesn’t take a genius to work out if...

True, but it doesn’t take a genius to work out if you’re in the bottom (about) 800 on the MSL, you’re right in the firing line; if you’re in the bottom 500 it’s worth updating your CV to make it more...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th May 2020, 10:42
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,072
Posted By thetimesreader84

the issue is, it’s very easy to say “I’ll go work...

the issue is, it’s very easy to say “I’ll go work for Tesco until the industry picks up again”, but what if it doesn’t (or at least not to the level where you can go back into a job)? Your only...
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