I can only imagine the reaction it the buyers were from the UAE instead of Spain a la the port fiasco. -- Niraj Agarwalla -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Blaine Thompson Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:11 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: BAA *Top of the news* *Indianapolis airport operator bought by Spanish firm* BAA, the British operator of Indianapolis International Airport, is=20 being bought for $19 billion by Ferrovial, the Spanish company that's=20 leasing the Indiana Toll Road in partnership with an Australian bank.=20 The Ferrovial group bid against another consortium for the right to buy=20 publicly traded BAA, based in London. Ferrovial, owned by founder Rafael del Pino y Moreno and his family, also leases the Chicago Skyway. (Source: This morning's Indianapolis Star newspaper e-mail) - Blaine