BA recovery idea seems a lot like waiting for Amtrak to recover. Once you go down the quasi governmental , unionized path with most of your leadership coming from a military and Gov background, it's really hard to maintain quality levels.  You would think the military background would be beneficial, but as someone with 20 years experience, there's nothing more socialist than the military. They don't deal with profit targets, etc.and the internal culture is very much about protecting the image at all costs no matter what. Whistleblower complaints from inside the military also do not go over well.