Blacksheep is no longer in The Kingdom of Unexected Treasures, but will follow the thread with interest. Mostly to see if anyone catches on to the real problem. There's no solution in the Flight Ops management; like all the other managers, they are subject to budgetary restraints. The real clues are to be found in the unpublished Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and the P&L Account. How long RBA can hold out is a moot point, subject to chaos and uncertainty: perhaps HM will step in with a rescue package, perhaps he won't - but who is responsible for deliberately witholding any further cash injection since the departure HRH PJ as Chairman?