Delta kjøper 49% av Virgin Atlantic

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Delta har blitt enige med Singapore Airlines om å kjøpe deres 49% eierandel i Virgin Atlantic. Richard Branson vil fortsatt eie 51% av selskapet.

De planlegger også en transatlatisk joint venture.

http://www.streetinsider.com/Corpora...e/7938367.html

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. have reached an agreement for a new joint venture that will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network and enhance competition between the U.K. and North America, offering greater benefits for customers traveling on those routes.

As part of this joint venture agreement, Delta will invest $360 million in Virgin Atlantic, acquiring a 49 percent stake currently held by Singapore Airlines. Virgin Group and Sir Richard Branson will retain the majority 51 percent stake and Virgin Atlantic Airways will retain its brand and operating certificate.

Ingenting om allianse, men det er i hvertfall et stort setg mot Skyteam