BA will make every attempt to secure bmi. They've made it known they're at the front of the queue if such a proposition became available & it looks like it will. Lufthansa seem more interested in central Europe and Willie Walsh will want to see off any potential opposition in his backyard. It's unlikely that Virgin will come off the winner in any of this as most of their bluster has just been wishful thinking. They seem to want bmi but only if someone else backs it, not a great deal from Lufthansa's point of view. It's a tough one to predict but I hope the staff at bmi come out with their jobs intact and a decent future.