Qatar Airways Keen on Taking a Bigger Slice of Cathay Pacific


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Qatar Airways Ltd. is interested in raising its stake in Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., provided the move doesn’t “disrupt” the holdings of the top two major investors, Swire Group and Air China Ltd., the Gulf carrier’s Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said. The Doha-based airline, which announced buying almost 10 percent of Cathay in November in a bid to gain a foothold in East Asia, wants to bolster its strategic rela