It may give a short term advantage, but the expectation is that the US will have its proposals by year end; however, just an expectation and there have been so many setbacks and pitfalls over the years, that it's not reasonable to be confident about this. Even if they do present new proposals, will they be acceptable? Meanwhile, even though EI doesn't have any interest in buying in a US carrier, it - and most other EU carriers - lose out, and this at a time when US carriers are throwing capacity onto the Irish market with jets diverted from the domestic market.