Thomas Cook has negotiated similar, but not identical, deals in the past, they are not that unusual and are not unique to ATr.
Well pardon me for living. What are you - some management suit or what?
No. But Thomas Cook internal politics are no concern of yours. They neither support nor contradict your stance on PFI. I also don't like it when you misinterpret the half of a tale that you heard to support your opinion.