Gulf’s booming airlines forge new links abroad | GulfNews.com

During a demonstration flight of Boeing’s new 787 high above the UAE this summer, one of the plane-maker’s representatives jokingly asked an Etihad Airways executive what was next on the airline’s shopping list.
It wasn’t planes he was talking about, but chunks of other airlines. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has snapped up stakes in four different carriers just since December, prompting speculation in aviation circles of more deals to come.

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