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  I think that slightly overstates the case for BA Barry. Losses of £531m wouldn't be materially affected by the salaries or working practices of cabin crew.
  
  It just happens that BA cabin staff have the worst reputation in the industry. They are seen as providing poor customer service, being rude to passengers and generally behaving in a superior manner. They may even be overpaid.
  
  But, there are bigger problems at BA, and they mainly centre around excessive salaries and poor management. I know of fairly ordinary IT guys there earning in excess of £80kpa for a job worth lessthan half that. If that is indicative of the organisation something needs to be done about it; but start with the management team.
  
  I think Willie Walsh is a talented but overly arrogant man, but he has inherited an airline with huge Reserves, giving him time and money to make the changes required, no matter how painful. BA will survive for sure.
  
  What we see from Unite is a typical old union stance of fighting change. Hopefully Unite will be crushed as a result of this '1970's' behaviour.
  
  Maybe ACAS can ride to the rescue but I suspect this battle will go to the wire as the the leaders of both sides appear to be stuck in a 70's time warp.

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