NSF - if as you say, Astraeus is a 2 bit company then your employer will surely have nothing to worry about from the EI LGW operation.
Personally, I think that you are very wrong. Discount Astraeus and its business model at your peril. It has a low cost base, is a highly flexible operator and boasts amongst its management some highly talented individuals. Interestingly, unlike your own organisation, most of them are pilots!
Time will tell, but some thought that an economic downturn would invalidate the Astraeus business model (ACMI operator) - this has proven not to be the case with a fast growing fleet and record profit levels, how many others in our industry can say that at present?