Just a random suggestions as to possible airlines
I agree, very random.
Is BA going to have a long term interest in London City (excluding Long Haul service) with so much focus going to be on Iberia and BA combination. So if Flybe got bot Cityflyer it would have LCY wrapped up. Cityjet are said to have been losing money in recent years as the business travel market tightens up. So is BA Cityflyer any different or is this information available specifically?
British Airways only fly two flights a day from LCY. Their focus is entirely on long haul. Most BA flights from LCY are operated by a subsidiary firm called BA CityFlyer with a bespoke business model tailored specifically for the LCY market. They have recently rolled over and replaced their entire fleet with new Embraer jets, a not entirely cheap capital investment.....
As stated before, flybe does not have a good fit on it's busines model for LCY, it differs from both BA and AF by CityJet. I would remind you that flybe also had a large loss making operation from it's Jersey European days at LCY.
has anyone considered Loganair?
Er yes....Loganair already fly as flybe under franchise. The very specific Scottish Highlands and Islands market is operated by people who know the region well and this is why Loganair have survived so long. Any takeover would lose that as Manx found out when they took over the company for a period in 1994.