Etihad and Lufthansa eye merger, while other airlines face big changes

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A few interesting snippets out of the major airlines this week. Hot off the press is a report that Etihad might merge with Lufthansa.

Apparently the carriers have been looking at the possibility of Etihad buying up to 40% of Lufthansa through a sale of new shares. Or the pair could examine a full merger.

But foreign ownership rules, as well as German takeover rules, make the suggestion “rather implausible”, according to Barclays analysts.

And so far there has been no further word on pre-Christmas reports ...