The tricky bit is that the aircraft were all leased by Niki (actually originally I believe by Air Berlin) allegedly at pretty hefty rates. The lessors were no doubt happy to sell or lease on to LH. The ball is definitely in LH’s court as far as determining what a market rate for a lease to Lauda or some other competitor might be. It is hard to imagine what incentive LH would have other than to negotiate hard. I think this may be gameover for any purchaser, which is ironic given that Niki was considered quite valuable until a short while ago.