The Dubai Air Show opens next Sunday with high expectations for new orders at both Boeing and Airbus. With the emergence of the Gulf carriers as key customers, and for the first time orders expected from all three majors at…
Singapore Airlines and Tata Group, the Indian conglomerate, have agreed on a joint venture for a full service carrier in India, to be owned 51% by Tata Group and 49% by Singapore Airlines. Initial funding of the joint venture will be…
Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, has completed an investment in India’s Jet Airways for a 24% equity stake. That stake, resulting in an investment of US $379 million, creates another “equity alliance” for Etihad, modeled after their equity investments…
With EU nations setting up protection for their national carriers, what is a new entrant to do? Somehow, whatever beachhead is established, it has to be exploited to improve reach. Which makes this move by Etihad so smart. Etihad is…