Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International) has further increased its stake in Australian partner Virgin Australia (VA, Brisbane International) from 17.4% to 19.9% according to a statement made by the United Arab Emirates national carrier. Etihad is Virgin Australia's third largest shareholder after Virgin Group and Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland International). Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) also holds a 10% share in Virgin Australia.