Party Reptile,
As you're aware AA didn't reconfigure it's airplanes to compete with Legend, AA was required to comply with Love Field's Wright Ammendment (no relation to Orville or Wilbur). This mandates that only airplanes with 56 seats or less may fly beyond the states whose borders "touch" Texas, plus AL,MS,KS.
The fact that Legend also flew to some of these places was merely a coincidence.
(How's that for spin? I don't think even an Indian bowler could touch that!)
Now, back to the scheduled programming...
the open skies deal has been something the UK has been reluctant to discuss previously because in their estimation the restrictions in Bermuda II had greater value than the hand across the table the US was holding.
With the EU's imminent interference, the UK's royal flush is reduced to aces and eights.
AA, by grace of fortunate timing and their existing relationship with BA (remember UAL and US Air were both previously involved with BA but withdrew from their partnerships) presently stands to gain more than DAL,CAL,NWA.
Timing is everything, so I'll get you a watch for your birthday.
BTW-maybe now they'll let us fly in flip flops!