From the outside it really could go a few different ways.
There has over the last few weeks since the start of selection been quite marked changes in europe and to be honest globally as well.
The accountants really do rule the day. If some analyst has walked in the door and announced after xyz has occured our exposure is xxxx million if we do this yyyy million if we do that and our safe option is this for zzz million. They will go for the zzz million option. If that option doesn't include the program that will be it. It doesn't matter what flight training want, fleet managment want, thats what will happen.
Personally I wouldn't be suprised if they take a token few on and set up a hold pool with the rest.
Then in 5 years time pull the plug on the pool and start again if required.
Or they could take the whole lot, it really does depend on the market analysts say.
And if you think you lot are pissed off with what ever happens. I can assure you there will be just as many pissed off folk in the company who truely believe that taking you on is the correct thing to do, for the benifit of the company.
But the bean counters will always win.