Gaunty and Torres
The day BA sell the girls to Branson there will be a stampede of wild boschvarks down the main street of Roma.
They would rather melt them down into teaspoons than see an arch enemy get hold of them. He may have a better chance getting hold of the Air France fleet, as we know how they love to get up the British nose, and may percieve RB as the lesser of 2 evils.
Somehow Gaunty, it would not be the same if he did get hold of them.
I cant put my finger on it but there is something in the Virgin persona that does not gel with the status of the aeroplane and its place in history.
Hard to quantify, but the closest I can come is to watching Ronald MacDonald and Hamburgler conduct an Anzac Day dawn service at Gallipoli.
Nah - some things are sacred. If the girls must pass, make it gentle and honourable.
Best all
EWL