Monarch
As mentioned the deal for TUPE at MAN, EMA, BHX and LGW is almost complete (1 may). Rest assured monarch are a new big player in the MRO industry. It's the skill set and qty of LAE which is the real reason for their interest. A 10 bay hangar and Boeing gold care 787 facility opens in BHX nov 13. Recruiting such vast numbers of a specific and highly regulated skilled work force would be huge undertaking and near impossible. Flybe contract puts 80 engineers at BHX alone into their facility. That is still only a proportion of the 300 potential staff required at BHX.
A very good move for existing FB engineers. There has been no direction or investment in FB line maintenance for a few years now. The Q4 fleet continues to suffer and will only get worse now. BHX is Flybe' main assurance policy for defect rectification and trouble shooting. They have just removed their primary and most important resource. Time will tell but industry history shows this is a slippery slope for FB.