Originally Posted by WHBM
2006 : BA regional flights sold to FlyBe for £1.
2007 : FlyBe starts to make a success of it all. Aircraft all repainted in FlyBe colours.
2008 : FlyBe become a BA franchise holder. Aircraft all repainted in BA colours.
2009 : BA pay £500m to acquire FlyBe.
2010 : Half the acquired routes transferred off to Eastern Airways.
2011 : Remaining acquired routes sold to Eastern Airways for £1.
2012 : Eastern starts to make a success of it all. Aircraft all repainted in Eastern colours.
2013 : Eastern become a BA franchise holder. Aircraft all repainted in BA colours.
2014 : BA pay £1bn to ..........
Excellent

...but I hope it does not become true...