<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>[SINGAPORE]  Singapore Airlines’ (SIA)  investment in Air India is featuring on the radar of investors after the associate’s results weighed down the Singapore group’s earnings for two consecutive quarters.</p><p>The group’s earnings for the second quarter ended September dived 82.1 per cent year on year to S$52.4 million. This was even though there was a 22.4 per cent rise in operating profit to S$398.4 million and a 2.2 per cent increase in revenue to S$4.9 billion for the period.</p><p>The main cause of the sharp drop in earnings was SIA’s share of the losses of associate Air India. This was a similar story in the first quarter, when it also contributed to the group’s 58.8 per cent decline in net profit to S$186.1 million.</p></div></div>

<p>Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India has significantly impacted its financial performance, with the group's earnings dropping 82.1% year-on-year to S$52.4 million in the second quarter. Despite a rise in operating profit and revenue, SIA's share of Air India's losses has been a major factor in the decline, also affecting the first quarter results.</p>

Should SIA disclose the maximum amount it is prepared to invest in Air India?