Yep,
The short term plan 'next 2 years' is either a take over or float on the stock market and that's from the horses mouth.
I too am not sure what Easy would want with some old 146's and Dash's BUT...... It's the same old story - Why did BA buy Dan-air for a pound and take on all it's debt ? Why did Ryan buy Buzz considering it was making a loss ? Answer = ROUTES...... the life blood of any airline.