Hulk
I agree that Open Skies will go ahead and that it should prove to be profitable; however I also believe that the crewing concept will be slightly different from that currently proposed by the current BA leadership team.
Incidentally I believe Eddington always steered BA with a steady hand, Ayling however was a different matter - he was removed so he could cause no further damage, much as Walsh I suspect will be in due course. I think that this time the it will not only be Walsh who will take some pain.
I would imagine that the only reason the tailfins remained for so long was because of the expense of a dedicated re-paint for each aircraft - each will have been done when sufficient down time for maintenance occurred.
I wish you all the best in your future career with Open Skies, I'm sure it will be an exciting time for all of you.
Regards
Exeng