Could it be that even as it engaged in merger talks with United last week, Continental Airlines secretly knew all along it would jilt her in a heartbeat for a run behind the barn with British Airways? Naughty, naughty. That said, BA’s hardly complaining. Take a look at what the events are doing to the air carrier’s shares today. Even so, with all the chest-beating antitrust evangelists running about, what are the chances a rendezvous between the two might actually result in a long-term relationship?

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