Airlines

Australian A-League football team Newcastle Jets has secured a sponsorship agreement with airfare specialist Flight Centre.

Spanish Liga champion Barcelona has an agreement in place to extend its main sponsorship agreement with Qatar Airways through to 2020, according to daily newspaper El Mundo Deportivo.

The Emirates airline has expressed an interest in renewing its commercial ties with Fifa when the corruption scandal currently engulfing football’s global governing body has been resolved.

Private jet charter company XOJET has entered into a partnership with NBA basketball franchise the Golden State Warriors.

Azul Brazilian Airlines has secured a sponsorship agreement with US North American Soccer League club Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

Dubai-based airline Emirates has further bolstered its collection of shirt sponsorship contracts with major European football clubs by agreeing a three-year deal to become the new main sponsor of Portuguese Primeira Liga champion Benfica.

Emirates airline has renewed its title sponsorship of Team New Zealand for the 35th America’s Cup, which will conclude in June 2017.

Abu Dhabi airline Etihad Airways has become a legacy partner and the exclusive airline partner of NHL ice hockey team Washington Capitals and NBA and WNBA basketball teams Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics under an agreement with their operating group Monumental Sports & Entertainment.

Emirates airline has confirmed talks over a potential sponsorship deal for the English FA Cup club football knockout competition, as Qatar Airways denied interest in partnering with the competition.

Irish airline Aer Lingus has entered into a partnership with the Irish Rugby Football Union.

The Extreme Sailing Series has struck a partnership with the Oman Air national carrier.

Emirates airline has agreed terms on a title sponsorship for the English FA Cup club football knockout competition, according to multiple UK media reports.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football team Sao Paulo has reached a sponsorship deal with Panamanian airline Copa Airlines.

The 2015 Southeast Asian Games multi-sport event has secured Singapore Airlines as its official airline partner.

Qatar Airways has signed a renewed agreement with the Qatar Football Association to become the official airline of the Emir Cup club football competition, along with extending its backing of the national team.

US-based Southwest Airlines has moved to expand its presence in Major League Baseball by entering into a partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket franchise the Mumbai Indians has renewed its partnership with Etihad Airways and the Abu Dhabi airline’s partner, India-based Jet Airways.

The Oceania Football Confederation has signed a title sponsorship agreement with Fiji Airways for its 2015 OFC Champions League club tournament.