Qatar Airways takes $1.7 billion stake in British Airways-owner IAG
January 30, 2015 at 04:47 AM EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar Airways has bought a 9.99 percent stake in International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) worth around 1.15 billion pounds ($1.7 billion), building closer ties with the owner of its partners British Airways and Iberia in the oneworld alliance.