floaty
b.a didn't make any cabin crew redundant after 9/11,the airline has a policy of non compulsory redundancy i.e when they need to make reductions it is done through natural wastage and voluntary means and this applies to all b.a staff.
Also you are not ''promoted'' to longhaul,whilst it is fare to say that initially on joining b.a ,generally, new recruits, donot have a choice as to which fleet they are posted to , eventually most people apply to the fleet which suits their lifestyle best and as you would expect longhaul is generally the most popular with new people,however it is misleading to call what is basically a transfer a "promotion""