What could be interesting to know:
- who's advising him;
- what (if anything) has been going on in any exchange-traded derivatives on Aer Lingus stock.
Would also be interesting to know if RYA has been buying on-market or if they managed to pick up a big swag in the IPO...
In any case it certainly puts EIN intro play and probably gives a push to anyone else looking to pick up a northern European carrier. If this goes through, it might not be the only one.
And again, for those who think unions (eg. pilots' unions) can't be taken on, then put your noggins further into the sand, such that they pop out in Australia and see what's going on there.