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Aircraft and finance. HNA Group acquires a 48% stake in Aigle Azur

Haikou, China - 40-million-dollar deal

On Tuesday 23 October 2012 the Chinese group Hainan Airlines Company Limited (HNA), the parent company of Hainan Airlines, communicated the acquisition of a 48% stake in the French company Aigle Azur Transports Aeriens SAS. It is the first investment made by a Chinese airline in a European carrier. Thanks to this agreement, HNA becomes the second largest shareholder of the French company after Go...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1146654
Rome, Italy, 10/23/2012 19:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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