Further to pigboat's Paulson point, Aeritalia took equity (1989)/control (1991) of Dee Howard. AIT made great chunks of MD80/90; BAe. was peddling Avro RJ; RR had Tay nicely on Fokker 70/100. The (few) hush/re-engine programmes that succeeded at market (Tay/727-100F/UPS, DC-8-70, Stage III/707-300B/C) had Original Equipment Manufacturer support, however modest; Tay/1-11 was orphaned.