All Etihad Airways articles
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NewsEtihad profits continue to rise as busy delivery quarter expands fleet
Etihad Airways introduced nine aircraft in the third quarter, including its first three Airbus A321LRs, contributing to a capacity increase of more than 20% over the same quarter last year. The airline’s fleet expanded with three Boeing 787s, a pair of Airbus A350s, and a single A320 over the three ...
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NewsEtihad posts strong half-year profits as fleet reaches triple figures
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has turned in a strong half-year performance, bolstered by the fleet’s expansion into triple figures. The Abu Dhabi-based airline generated a net profit of Dhs1.1 billion ($306 million), up 32% on a 16% rise in revenues, as passenger numbers reached 10.2 million. “We are already ...
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NewsEtihad identifies routes for initial three-class A321LR
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to put its first long-range Airbus A321LR into service on the route to Phuket at the beginning of August.
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NewsEtihad unveils several new Abu Dhabi routes as Wizz Air pulls out
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has unveiled several new destinations, hours after the disclosure that Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is suspending services. Etihad is opening seven new routes, most of which are to cities on the Wizz Air network from the United Arab Emirates capital. They include Almaty, Baku, Bucharest, Tashkent, ...
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NewsAbu Dhabi’s Etihad turns in record first-quarter profit
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has posted its highest first-quarter net profit, up 30% to Dhs685 million ($187 million), which it attributes to strong demand and efficiency gains. Passenger and cargo activity drove a 15% rise in revenues to Dhs6.6 billion, the Abu Dhabi-based airline states. Its fleet has increased ...
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NewsEtihad Airways poised to open new US gateway next year
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is opening a new transatlantic destination next year with services to the US city of Charlotte. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will operate four-times weekly to the North Carolina city from 4 May 2026. Etihad says it will deploy Boeing 787s on the route. Charlotte will ...
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NewsFormer Etihad leader Hogan’s advisory firm to become Global Airlines shareholder
Former Etihad Airways chief James Hogan’s advisory firm Knighthood Global is to become a shareholder in UK start-up carrier Global Airlines. Hogan, along with Etihad’s former chief financial officer James Rigney, will be appointed as strategic advisors to the company Global Airlines is aiming to offer transatlantic Airbus A380 services, ...
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NewsEtihad bringing ‘widebody’ interior, including first-class suites, to A321LR fleet
Etihad Airways is introducing first-class suites as part of an enhanced interior on its long-range Airbus A321LR twinjets, set to enter the fleet later this year. The initial aircraft – one of 10 to arrive this year – will enter service on 1 August. It will be configured with two ...
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NewsEtihad cites operational efficiency gains as full-year net profit trebles
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is claiming to have trebled its full-year net profit to Dhs1.7 billion ($476 million), a record for the Abu Dhabi-based airline. Etihad says this follows a 25% increase in revenues to Dhs25.3 billion, as passenger numbers rose 32%. It says it has made “significant” operational ...
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NewsEtihad includes Atlanta, Hong Kong and Taipei in 10-route network expansion
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has included the US gateway of Atlanta, and the Asian cities of Hong Kong and Taipei, in a newly-unveiled network expansion. Etihad has listed 10 new destinations to be served by the Abu Dhabi-based carrier beginning next year. Its expansion will include several other Asian ...
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NewsEtihad’s nine-month net profits up two-thirds after strong summer period
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is crediting a strong summer season, following network expansion, for a substantial improvement in profitability at the nine-month mark. The Abu Dhabi-based operator – which has extended its network to 83 destinations – says it also achieved “significant growth” in its cargo activities, especially during ...
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NewsEtihad follows Emirates in exploring co-operation pact with Vietnam Airlines
Etihad Airways has become second United Arab Emirates carrier in a matter of days to unveil a deal to explore a potential partnership with Vietnam Airlines.
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NewsEtihad Airways acquires batch of widebody engines from engineering partner
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is acquiring 16 engines, almost entirely for widebody aircraft, from the Sanad engineering division of Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala.
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NewsEtihad progresses with fleet expansion as first-half profits surge
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is expecting to introduce more than 20 aircraft to its fleet over the next 18 months. The Abu Dhabi-based airline has expanded to 92 aircraft over the first half – seven more than it had at the end of 2023 – among them three Boeing ...
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NewsEtihad boosts Q1 profits on strong passenger demand and lower financing costs
Increased passenger revenues and reduced financing costs helped Etihad Airways to boost first-quarter net profits to $143 million.
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NewsEtihad engineering arm and other MRO entities absorbed by Abu Dhabi Aviation
Middle Eastern service provider Abu Dhabi Aviation has acquired Etihad Engineering as well as Advanced Military MRO Centre, plus a 50% stake in Global Aerospace Logistics, to establish an operation with broad range of capabilities. It is taking the stakes from Abu Dhabi investment holding ADQ which, in turn, will ...
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NewsEtihad lifts full-year profit after jump in passenger business
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways increased operating profits to $394 million in 2023 after revenues climbed 11% driven by a sharp jump in passenger numbers.
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NewsAir Serbia resumes codeshare with former stakeholder Etihad
Air Serbia and Etihad Airways have announced the restoration of a codeshare partnership, two months after the latter ended its equity involvement in the Belgrade-based carrier.
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NewsPair of Etihad’s ex-Alitalia A330s sold to end-of-life firm
Two former Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200s, which were operated by Alitalia, have been sold to UK-based end-of-life specialist AerFin.
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NewsChina Eastern eyes Abu Dhabi link amid plan to deepen Etihad tie-up
Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their strategic co-operation in commercial and operational areas, in a move they say will facilitate the latter’s ambitions to serve Abu Dhabi.