Quote: "VS is only solution for its long term survival is to buy BA off IAG or do a deal with IAG that involves the gradual takeover of the airline, but securing its short term future"
You keep banging on about this, but you fail to explain WHY (1) IAG would sell BA (to anyone) leaving themselves with loss-making IB, and (2) how you think VS could possibly afford it, bearing in mind they could not afford to buy BD. These need answering to retain any credibility on your "VS buy BA" point.
Quote: "If I was running DL, I would either buy AA or transfer all of VS’s slots to DL for their own purposes"
Owning 49% of VS does not give any rights or opportunities to transfer VS slots to DL. It's a similar position to SQ, take 49% of the profits, if/when there are any.
Not convinced that AF-KL are in a position to buyout Branson as they have to sort out the "basket case" (too harsh?) that is AF. Equally not convinced that Branson is likely to sell.
Quote: "What BA really want is a bigger T5 containing all their operations, until then I would say the second best option would be either consolidating at T3 + T5 (which would require a CTA area at T3) or T2 + T5 (this means that BA get to use t of the newest and best terminals at LHR)"
No it doesn't, it needs the underground shuttle link to be extended from LHR-5 and its satelites to LHR-3 and the new LHR-1/2 and all its satelites. Obviously this would be a long term arrangement once the expansion issue is sorted out. A common travel area arrivals section at LHR-3 would be unnecessary duplication.
Quote: "The only real benefit for DL is a bigger share on the LON-NYC market, but if really wants that, then they should buy AA (which would give then a even bigger share) and they will also get a bigger NYC share and a much bigger Latin American share"
Cheaper to buy slots rather than half an airline if increasing New York capacity is the aim. It's already a saturated route, is it 27 flights/day? Is there room for more capacity?
Quote: "If he can do deals with an Ultra Christian-Homophobic-Scottish Nationalist-Free Marketer-Future Scottish Transport Secretary, then SRB can do deals with an airline that is no longer using illegal means to destory VS and is not the real enemy (they are located in Mainland Europe and the Middle East)"
Can we be a little less judgemental please and just name names!