Okay Donkey D,
It's a wrap.
Neither of us (I guess) will have any influence on whether the AA/BA thing happens or not. It will involve a great deal of horse trading, and almost definitely (If it goes ahead soon) will involve opening up slots at LHR - not such a problem if T5 goes up.
The truth, as said by another, is that the staff at BA know the product is good enough to hold its own against any fair competition, it's the incompetent, bloated, management that will bring this company to its knees!
Incidentally, you are right, the best America can offer the World, probably is two Disneys. Well three if you count Hollywood which continually rewrites history. That's probably where you got the idea that the US came over here and won the war for us. Truth is you wouldn't have been here at all if you had seen Pearl Harbour coming!
See you at LHR