BMI may be for sale
The Press Association: Airline BMI 'for sale' after losses
which might scupper the "just buy EI and rip off the slots" option being mooted by those who see BA as a suitor (the same argument is being used for BD, but I doubt that would pass UK competition authorities).
IMHO, EI and BD as a pairing might work, but would require quite a bit of integration (Wasn't there a rumour that EI management looked at a merger prior to the floatation or am I imagining that?).
JAS