Originally Posted by
Synthetic
I'm with doubleu-anker in wanderig why BA missed the oppertunity to call Branson's bluff, with all the dammage having to back down would cause to him.
He'd have had the Concordes painted in Virgin colours, then 'discovered' that the manufacturer couldn't be persuaded to support further Concorde flight, so he'd say 'I tried but it just wasn't possible'. He'd have still been a hero in the eyes of the public for 'having a go' to keep the birds flying, and the Concordes would have gone to the museums in Virgin colours!
BA weren't about to let that happen!