propburner, I know this a rumors forum etc.. but your continuous rants about Aer Arann etc. doesn't mean your immune to the consequences of that. I'm sure Aer Arann have probably been alerted to this by RE-LAX or another user maybe who knows, but while you might dislike the company theres no need for everyone of your posts to continually drag the company and its workforce down. Aer Arann is now in a much better place then even 2007 if i must say, they are now based around sustainable services and not reliant on PSO Grants. The future for Aer Arann is bright and definitely by the end of this year, the airline will just be an operating as Aer Lingus Regional which continues to be successful for both companies. Also I agree with the comments previously, there is absolutely no need for Aer Lingus to take over Aer Arann.