With a large number of PRP pilots to return and the hold pool still to empty I wouldn't expect anything soon.

Of course with the COO J M removed perhaps it was the case that they now realise the restructure was over applied!

Rumour is the a certain J M from the pink airline UK branch will be coming over to try his hardest to screw the lot of you guys in BA at LGW. I hope it's wrong but...

On the plus side, maybe pink UK gets their fixed rosters back, taken away by J M before Covid hit in the name of "efficiency"?

Only once everyone quits, but if he does come, i hope someone can find a way to get rid of him quick.

Does anyone know if BA still has the pre-covid hold pool pilots on file? Or has it expired and won’t be used?

As far as I am aware, all CRS pilots have been given course dates and all PRP pilots have been offered short haul positions (although not all have accepted the offer).

Not correct. At least 40 odd PRP not offered places, if not many more. Do you work at BA?

Apologies. I was sent info about CRS and PRP together and somehow misremembered. All of the CRS have courses, and many (but not yet all) of the PRP have either Gatwick or short haul Heathrow. Hope that helps.

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 in one form or another.

What is interesting is a rumour that c. 10 LH hulls are going to be delivered this autumn / winter (which were originally destined for Russia), with the corresponding demand for crews.

Nothing would make me happier than to see the remaining PRP members return to BA long haul. That'd ruffle a few feathers!

Quite a few more offers for SH LHR have gone out today and more expected for LGW! PRP is slowly getting drained but no promise of any further recruitment to LHR after these courses.

Whats to say they don’t offer all remaining PRP SH then advertise for LH!!!

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!