I can understand it. Remember that during the Operation Fuel Freedom a lot of airliners were used to support the military a foreign ownerhip can cause strategic problems. In the case of war, a lot of countries nationalize the airline industry, or depend on it.. Now, as far as aircraft brokerage, holding the same rule for that purpose is kind of stupid. BAHA Fan of Alireza running Virgin US -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alireza Alivandivafa Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:20 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Branson is coming In a message dated 8/19/2003 9:37:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx writes: << He may follow the footsteps of Deutche Post -> DHL -> Airborne Express deal. >> It is pretty stupid. If Daimler Benz can take over Chrysler, a company considered by most more important than an airline, what is wrong with international control of an airline?