Many of the pilots (and cabin Crew) in CFE were around when BA bought their original companies (Brymon 1990’s and BRAL 2001). As such and thanks to TUPE, these people retain their continuous dates of joining from their original companies, and in some cases, these dates might even go back as far as Loganair in the 80’s. BA bought these companies for a reason (almost certainly so they could grab their valuable LHR slots). After many years of playing around with what was left, BA seem to have found that their only real interest in regional flying is through LCY. If they have an agreement which triggers the transfer of these people into the parent company from 2010, then their Date of Joining comes with them and with current legislation, neither BA nor the unions would be wise trying to order these people amongst thir colleguesin any way which does not continue to recognise this DoJ. Laws have changed. Just because it was done one particular way for CFE 1 or Dan, doesn’t mean that it will be done this way for CFE 2. “Go to the bottom of the list” just doesn’t work these days and quite rightly so.