Re: Bmi
DVT the A330 was one of four bought by bmi but was sold to Emirates. Sadly it is no longer in the bmi inventory! Many wish that it were!
Faulty
I think you will find it is a 767 that bmi are using from MAN to the Caribbean and Las Vegas whilst the A330 undergo maintenance and then it goes to LHR to start up the Jeddah and take over the Riyadh. It has been reconfigured to give greater amount of Business class seating which these two routes demand.
Shuttle
British Midland - as was - also had a single business class aircraft on all routes. The service known as Diamond Service was excellent and was in no small part responsible for BA (who at that time did not offer hot breakfast!) to withdraw from the DUB - LHR route and immediately upgrade their BFS - LHR service.
bmi does have an European network and is the second largest user of Heathrow out of all the airlines in the World! The long haul routes are growing - however they are not a global airline and I doubt if they aspire to be one.
HWB