Etihad and Air France-KLM in codeshare talks

Etihad Airways is reported to be in talks with Air France-KLM about a possible codeshare agreement. “Talks with Air France-KLM are going on. We are not at all interested in an equity stake in the airline. We never said we were,” James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, told Gulf News. Hogan did not elaborate on the potential codeshare deal nor did he mention a joint venture to be launched in Autumn 2012, according to Le Figaro. Such a venture would compare to the trans-Atlantic alliance between Air France and Delta Air Lines. Hogan did however confirm