LIFO is no longer acceptable as a chopping tool, against EU law, but if any airline took over BMI there would have to be staff and cost reductions, stands to reason that if the business model worked in the current format it would be profitable now, enough said! As for seniority lists, these usually go out of the window, harsh times, tough decisions are the privilege of the bean counters and faceless fat cats whom patrol the corridors of power.