Spain emerges as top dog in BA deal

Spain looks set to gain the upper hand in the merger of British Airways and Iberia despite the fact that the UK carrier has ended the 16 months of negotiations with a 55% share of the new holding company.

[Prost]

America West gave up name to US Air but stayed out west. BA giving up to Iberia for tax purposes. That is a shocker, these are countries. The business side says tax deals, bye. The English side is amazed you'd let Spain take care of it. Time to fix this somehow

[confused one]

Prost wrote:

America West gave up name to US Air but stayed out west. BA giving up to Iberia for tax purposes. That is a shocker, these are countries. The business side says tax deals, bye. The English side is amazed you'd let Spain take care of it. Time to fix this somehow

Let's hope it's not Arpey to the rescue...