Whoops! Think I might have touched a nerve or three!
Don't want to be pedantic jonseagull, but don't firm orders all come with delivery slots - juicy or otherwise?
I think that you just proved my point. As "European launch order customer etc etc", does that alone not make First Choice a potential takeover target?
Neither of us know the answer (well I don't) so we shall have to wait and see.
BC