Here’s a prediction for 2017: more private jet charter operators-eager to tap into the “democratization” of business aviation-will announce partnerships with commercial airlines who are demonstrating more imagination of their own in developing new revenue sources. Several months ago, JetBlue Airways made a minority equity investment in JetSuite, helping to fuel its fast growing JetSuiteX service.
Category: Airlines
Lufthansa, Etihad to Explore Deeper Links After Code-Share Deal
Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Etihad Airways PJSC of Abu Dhabi agreed to share seat sales in the first step of what could be deeper cooperation between the former adversaries. The two airlines will initially code-share on Etihad’s twice-daily flights linking Abu Dhabi with Frankfurt and Munich, and the German carrier’s services connecting Frankfurt with Rio de Janeiro and Bogota, according to a joint statement on Friday.