I'm probably being thick here but what does "2500 Barbie" mean?

EMB 145, that's what our big brothers in ba call it.

Other Routes
 

Someone already mentioned a few of the routes in the GSS system - HKG, Joberg, Delhi, FRA/Hahn, and a few others. Can someone list some of the other routes? Can you get pretty good variety or are you flying the same trunk routes over and over? What's the current most popular layover?

I agree that the starting FO pay is surprisingly low for the 400 series - but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised given the state of this industry... Which airline seems to be the source of most of the recent newhires (beyond the geriatric BA crowd) - Ryanair, Easy, etc.?