If Etihad and Emirates Hook Up, Will Airbus Be Biggest Loser?

That rumbling you hear is coming out of the Middle East, where a comment from an airline executive sent the rumor mill spinning. The comment came from Emirates president Tim Clark, who said in an interview with Reuters that the airline is open to cooperation with local competitor Etihad Airways. Clark added that a full merger was “unlikely” but up to the owners, which are for Emirates the government of Dubai and for Etihad the Abu Dhabi government. (www.airlineboarding.net) المزيد...