BMI mainline pilots made redundant?
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Allow me to clarify something: bmi is not full of pilots who've failed the BA selection process. bmi pilots are, in the main, people who like flying for a smallish, friendly outfit where you can get to know a significant proportion of your pilot and cabin crew colleagues. Those pilots hell-bent on flying big aircraft around the world will have stayed for a while then headed off to Virgin, BA or the desert.
Well, BA Baracas, if the Airbus fleet is, as you say, a nice friendly little fleet, then that's where I (and I suspect many others) intend to stay. There are lots of bmi people who want to be at home as many nights as possible; not really compatible with long haul flying. I have heard many people liken the atmosphere at bmi to that of a flying club and for those that do not place money and a big aeroplane at the top of their list, flying an Airbus all over Europe will suit them fine. Obviously there will be many itching to get on a BA widebody and good luck to them all. However, it's not the big draw some people think it is.
There are lots of bmi people who want to be at home as many nights as possible; not really compatible with long haul flying.
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T&C's should be finalised by 1st June, which is when I believe BMI will officially be integrated into BA.
As it stands I understand BMI pilots will not be given the luxury of independant choice. Due to potential litigation issues BA will probably go with the separate sub fleet option with a small percentage of work extracted prior to stage one bidding.
As it stands I understand BMI pilots will not be given the luxury of independant choice. Due to potential litigation issues BA will probably go with the separate sub fleet option with a small percentage of work extracted prior to stage one bidding.
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Well BA managers are saying they dont want the bubble scenario. First pilots move to BA on the 14th of this month but it will take over 6 months before bmi is fully integrated. This is stage one of two only. Big picture though, pilots keep their jobs and current t&c's and that is what matters in the short term. To be honest beyond that no one knows.
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That sounds like a bubble to me too......so tell me again, what did the BA guys give up 5% for? I'd ask for it back!
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Due to potential litigation issues BA will probably go with the separate sub fleet option with a small percentage of work extracted prior to stage one bidding.
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Depends what the work is. If it's exclusively to former bmi destinations and not to any BA ones (there is little overlap between the networks) have you been disadvantaged?
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I think some of you may be taking this "disadvantaged" thing a bit to literally!
You could end up with all existing bmi flying only being available to bmi pilots. As it changes to new long haul destinations then they will have to have that too. You can't reduce their 6 week roster notice (TUPE) and you won't let them have BA flying until after IB1. Ergo, they can only have new flying, on whatever aircraft type is on that route.
Sounds like the makings of a deal....
You could end up with all existing bmi flying only being available to bmi pilots. As it changes to new long haul destinations then they will have to have that too. You can't reduce their 6 week roster notice (TUPE) and you won't let them have BA flying until after IB1. Ergo, they can only have new flying, on whatever aircraft type is on that route.
Sounds like the makings of a deal....
I checked the dictionary and "integrated" and "segregated" are not the same thing. As for "disadvantaged" then a trip to Sierra Leone should help to define that one.
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You could end up with all existing bmi flying only being available to bmi pilots.
As it changes to new long haul destinations then they will have to have that too.
You can't reduce their 6 week roster notice (TUPE)