Virgin partner in Jet Air deal VIRGIN Australia partner Etihad has notched up a coup with a $US379 million ($367m) investment for a 24 per cent stake in India's Jet Airways that will allow it to better tap the subcontinent's rapidly growing travel market. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier's deal in the strategically important market will create a combined network of 140 destinations and will result in new routes through its Gulf gateway.