As a FO at one of the above franchises, or to be more accurate subsidaries, I can let you all sleep well tonight.
CFE and Brymons are swallowed by BA already and have been for many months now. Both are still recruiting and there is no current procedure for Brymon or CFE pilots to progress into BA. Therefore CEP pilots into BA will go onto most commonly the 737.
Brymon is in deep discussions with BRAL on a possible merger, with Brymon taking Mr Bishops share of BRAL, with BAs backing. As BA are the parent company of Brymon and CFE, it is likely that all that will happen is the management will be restructured, enabling management to downsize and work together rather than be split.
The problem for BALPA to sort out is that of the seniority within the companies. As one post suggested, a Base Capt. for CFE could not be expected to go RHS on whatever as a result. This is going to get confusing !!!!
However, I can reassure all of you that BA has asked all franchises and subsids to get together and team up a little more, resulting in a less complicated fleet for example. At present I think the subsids have just about every turbo-prop going from Jetstream 31s- up to Dash 8 300s and ATR 72s. They have EMB 145s and Avro RJs and CRJs and 737s A319s.
What would be more likely is for subsuds to go all jet over the next 5-10 years and to decide on one regional jet type.
This is good news for everybody involved, and also promising that BA want to get involved in Domestic Regional carriers, which will mean more jobs for everyone in the future.