Qatar take 9.99% stake in IAG (BA Owners)
Jan 30, 2015, 12:09 am
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Qatar take 9.99% stake in IAG (BA Owners)
Breaking this morning - Qatar are taking a 9.99% stake in BA (and Iberia's) owners, IAG.
More to follow, no doubt ...
More to follow, no doubt ...
Jan 30, 2015, 12:20 am
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Originally Posted by The Financial Times
Qatar Airways noted the cap on non-EU ownership of European airlines, but said that it "may consider increasing its stake further over time although this is not currently intended to exceed 9.99 per cent".
Jan 30, 2015, 2:31 am
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Another alternative slant is QR accessing North and South America via Iberia rather than via LHR.
QR would be an interesting partner for flights to Australia now that QF have teamed up with Emirates. However, QR do not have that many flights to Oz.
QR would be an interesting partner for flights to Australia now that QF have teamed up with Emirates. However, QR do not have that many flights to Oz.
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Probably bad news for IAG staff
“If you did not have unions you wouldn't have this jobless problem in the western world… It is caused by unions making companies and institutions uncompetitive and bringing them to a position of not being efficient,” Akbar Al Baker
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Jan 30, 2015, 2:55 am
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Probably bad news for IAG staff
“If you did not have unions you wouldn't have this jobless problem in the western world… It is caused by unions making companies and institutions uncompetitive and bringing them to a position of not being efficient,” Akbar Al Baker
“If you did not have unions you wouldn't have this jobless problem in the western world… It is caused by unions making companies and institutions uncompetitive and bringing them to a position of not being efficient,” Akbar Al Baker