BMI is a very careful company which has ploughed a slow furrow in the industry but has stayed in business. Being a private company it never takes chances and seemingly has missed many opportunities where it has had a presence at airfields where others have shown it the way. EMA, LBA and BHX are prime examples. Its business style is to sell its assets to fund its expansion.
The looming question is will MB sell or not, he is now 65 and rumours are strong that he will soon. When he goes, so does a safe pair of hands.
The company has been held back by very poor musical chair management and still has too many 'inbred' operational mangers who have little understanding of people management or communication. The training department suffers from a very lack lustre management with many unsuitable senior trainers who create a bad atmosphere within the company.