BA/Iberia Nobody likes to be a wallflower

European airline consolidation is starting to resemble a speed-dating game. RyanAir has launched a hostile bid for Aer Lingus. Alitalia is in exploratory talks with Air France-KLM. Now Iberia wants to join in. The Spanish carrier’s eventual merger partner has always been seen as British Airways, which owns 10% of the airline and has two seats on the board. But Iberia says it feels ignored by BA, so now it is flashing its eyes around. «Hey you Air France! « seems to be Iberia’s message. «Forget t...