Etihad sued by AirBerlin administrators

Air Berlin’s insolvency administrator is suing Etihad in a German court for failing to deliver on a commitment to support the failing airline for a period of 18 months. According to a statement from the Berlin district court, the administrator “is of the opinion that [Etihad] gave a binding commitment. Because it violated that commitment, it should settle all the justified claims of creditors.” Etihad was the main shareholder in Air Berlin and had provided a comfort letter to the German airline in May 2018 committing financial backing for a period of the next 18 months. However, the airline declared