Etihad Airways Seeks Greater Share of Air Berlin
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways increased its ownership stake in Air Berlin PLC to 29 percent.
An Air Berlin A321-200. Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways plans to acquire a 29-percent share in Germany's second largest airline, Air Berlin, which will relocate its Middle East operations from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. (Photo: Air Berlin)
An Air Berlin A321-200. Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways plans to acquire a 29-percent share in Germany's second largest airline, Air Berlin, which will relocate its Middle East operations from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. (Photo: Air Berlin)

As part of its planned expansion in Europe, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways intends to increase its ownership stake in Air Berlin to 29 percent, a move that would make it the largest single shareholder in Germany’s second largest airline.