Originally Posted by jacjetlag

The man behind the curtain in all of this is Willie Walsh.

IAG has a plan in place for AMR...don't think for a second he's not working on it, WITH Horton's consent and participation. They are paying lobbyists to set the stage for raising the foreign investment limits on US airlines. It's called "globalization" and it will change the game for all of us. It's not my own conspiracy theory, I've seen senior management schlepping to LHR and heard Horton's public statements endorsing IAG's plans shortly after. The money trail is being blazed.