Surely the best thing that could happen to the rest of British aviation is to let BA go bust - no, it's not unthinkable. For years they've unbalanced the whole industry. Some good could come from all of this if an efficent replacement for BA could restore some equilibrium to a very unstable situation. As for getting any money from the government to prop up up such an indulgence as the present BA structure, well, don't get me started!