UAE, Spain, UK, Andorra, The Vatican, I don't give a damn. It's absurd and a threat to the national security for an airport in America to be operated by foreigners! Go ahead, call me a racist. I'm not, I'm an American and I am frigging tired of the politicians allowing this bullshit to happen. David -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Agarwalla, Niraj" <Niraj.Agarwalla@xxxxxxx> > 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