Wednesday 26.05.2004, CET 19:23



Lufthansa cash call fuels Swiss takeover talk

swissinfo May 24, 2004 4:55 PM




Could Lufthansa be preparing to make a move on Swiss? (Keystone Archive)
Lufthansa's surprise capital increase has the aviation world speculating that it may be preparing to make a bid for Switzerland's national airline, Swiss.

Analysts say Lufthansa's explanation that it needs money to buy new planes is not convincing, and that it is more likely to be building a war chest for acquisitions.




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IMHO not sure why they'd want it- it never seems to make any profit.