787 pilots based in CPH, CDG, FCO, and BCN were employed by the company. 787 pilots based in FLL and with more than three years of seniority in LGW were employed by a partially owned subsidiary. Pilots based in BKK and with less than 3 years in LGW were employed through an agency (Rishworth/GlobalCrew UK). All pilots, regardless of base or contract, were on the seniority list and base bidding and upgrades were handled through that seniority list. So a BKK pilot employed through an agency could (and often did) bid for a CDG base and would then be directly employed by the company. In theory it could have happened the other way too, but BKK began downsizing almost immediately after it opened, so pilots who bid for the BKK base were not awarded it.