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Business magazine article from February 1985 discussing British Airways flotation and Laker Airways legal dispute

A press clipping from Business magazine dated February 28, 1985, featuring an article titled 'City Eye' by Sterling. The article discusses the British Airways stock market flotation being delayed due to ongoing legal issues with Sir Freddie Laker, referencing the 'nagging Laker issue' and how it forced BA to postpone its flotation exercise until potentially 1986.

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