All Etihad Airways articles – Page 6
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UAE's airports dealing with a new challenge
Three or four years ago, the United Arab Emirates' rival hubs were dealing with the challenges of success. Dubai International (DXB) was straining at the seams, with government operator Dubai Airports mulling a rapid expansion plan for the new Al Maktoum airport to ease pressure on the world’s busiest international ...
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Etihad prepared to reinvest in a restructured Jet
Etihad Airways has flagged its willingness to commit fresh capital in order to remain a minority shareholder in a restructured Jet Airways.
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Etihad seeks to lease former Jet slots to Air Serbia
Etihad Airways is seeking to lease a number of former Jet Airways slots at London Heathrow to Air Serbia this summer.
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AIX: Etihad chooses Bluebox aIFE to aid sight-impaired customers
Etihad Airways is to upgrade its Bluebox Ai-equipped Apple iPads to include Bluebox aIFE, the manufacturer's IFE platform for visually-impaired passengers.
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business team on 737 Max, KLM, Saudia and A380
The new edition of the Airline Business Podcast is now available.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: A380 flights set to fall for first time in 2019
The cancellation of the Airbus A380 programme comes in a year that could see the first drop in scheduled passenger flights made by the type.
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Heavy cancellations hammer Airbus net orders
Airbus has formally recorded Etihad Airways’ cancellation of 42 Airbus A350s which, alongside the scrubbing of 23 A380s and 25 A320neos, has left the airframer with a net order deficit of almost 100 aircraft.
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Goyal and Etihad back Jet Airways revival plan
Jet Airways' two largest shareholders, chairman Naresh Goyal and Etihad Aviation Group, have backed the bank-led bailout plan for the struggling Indian airline.
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Jet set to sell aircraft, continues work on loyalty stake sale
Jet Airways will move forward with aircraft sales as part of its proposed bank-led provisional resolution plan, while continuing to work on selling part of its stake in loyalty programme Jet Privilege in the longer-term.
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Etihad discussing cancellation of 42 A350s
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is in talks to cut its A350 order by 42 aircraft, leaving the airline with 20 A350-1000s in the backlog.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Etihad's MRO unit grows third-party business
While Etihad Airways is enduring a period of retrenchment after years of rapid expansion, the Middle Eastern carrier’s technical arm is still on upward growth curve. It has increased its third-party maintenance business and is considering options to expand capacity, potentially beyond the company’s Abu Dhabi base.
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Etihad 777s are first -200LRs to head for teardown
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is parting out two Boeing 777-200LR widebodies, which appear to be the first 777s of a current production model to be retired.
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Etihad to cut 50 pilot positions
Etihad Airways will cut 50 pilot positions by the end of January as it continues its turnaround efforts.
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Etihad Airways cancels A320neo order
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has cancelled orders for all 10 Airbus A320neo jets planned for its Serbian operation, the airframer’s latest backlog revision has revealed.
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PICTURES: Key airline stories from 2018
A visual reminder of some of the most significant events in the airline industry over the past 12 months
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Air Berlin administrator seeks up to €2bn in damages from Etihad
A German insolvency court will consider a move by administrators of collapsed carrier Air Berlin to seek damages of up to €2 billion ($2.3 billion) from the carrier's former shareholder Etihad Airways.
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PICTURES & VIDEO: A320, 737 and two A380s in UAE airline flypast
Four leading airlines from the United Arab Emirates have undertaken a spectacular formation flight to mark the nation’s 47th National Day and to commemorate its founding father HH Sheikh Zayed.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why the Emirates-Etihad tie-up talk persists
Rumblings of a tie-up between UAE giants Emirates and Etihad Airways – heard throughout the year – have reached a crescendo with a report that Dubai-based Emirates is in preliminary talks on a takeover of its Abu Dhabi rival.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Gulf giants have rethought capacity moves
After their decade of rapid growth left no corner of the globe untouched, the major Gulf carrier have entered an unsettled period, necessitating a more nuanced approach to network development.
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Arcing on 777 traced back to manufacturing defect
A short circuit that sparked a fire on-board an Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER last October has been traced back to incorrect routing of a wiring bundle during the manufacture of the aircraft four years earlier.