All Etihad Airways articles – Page 9
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Air Berlin sells Niki as Etihad approves new leisure airline
Air Berlin Group has agreed to sell its shareholding in low-cost Austrian operator Niki to the United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Aviation Group as part of a scheme to create a new European airline.
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Air NZ sells remaining stake in Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand has sold its remaining 2.5% stake in alliance partner Virgin Australia in a series of off-market transactions.
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Air Berlin to 'rigorously' pursue restructuring amid volatility
Air Berlin is determined to press on with restructuring in what it terms a "challenging and volatile" market environment.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The increasing spread of airline acquisitions
If in recent years it was Etihad Airways that appeared to be the main international airline suitor for carriers seeking new investors, over the last 18 months its Gulf peer Qatar Airways, China's HNA Group and Delta Air Lines have all emerged as buyers in the market.
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Etihad agrees four 787 sale-and-leasebacks
Etihad Aviation Group and Goshawk have agreed sale-and-leasebacks for four Boeing 787-9s.
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Embraer delivers first Phenom 100E to Etihad Flight College
Embraer has delivered the first Phenom 100E to Etihad Flight College from a May 2015 order for four of the entry-level business jets, plus three options.
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Chinese group buys 20% of Virgin Australia from Air NZ
Air New Zealand has entered into an agreement to sell a 19.98% stake in Virgin Australia to Chinese conglomerate Nanshan Group.
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HNA Group to take 13% stake in Virgin Australia
HNA Group has agreed to take a 13% stake in Virgin Australia Holdings, becoming its fourth major shareholder.
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Revima to provide APU support for Etihad A380s
Etihad Airways has contracted French APU and landing-gear specialist Revima to service the auxiliary power units on its Airbus A380 fleet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The evolution of Mubadala's MRO strategy
Mubadala's bid to become a major global maintenance player began with a gradual acquisition of Swiss MRO specialist SR Technics from 2006. In 2007, the Abu Dhabi investment fund purchased Gulf Aircraft Maintenance, subsequently rebranded as Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies. But the absence of a parent fleet for these service ...
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Big deals by Gulf trio unlikely at Dubai
This year's Dubai air show, which kicks off on 8 November, almost certainly won't bring a repeat of the orders bonanza that characterised 2013's instalment, with the big-three carriers now bedding in new aircraft and assessing the next steps in their fleet strategies.
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Flynas returns to Abu Dhabi with Riyadh flights
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas is to add flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi next month as part of revamped codeshare partnership with UAE carrier Etihad Airways.
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Germany temporarily approves Etihad-Air Berlin codeshares
Germany's transport ministry has granted temporary approval for 31 disputed codeshares between Air Berlin and shareholder Etihad Airways, but is demanding that the two carriers adapt their co-operation.
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Opinion
OPINION: Decisive action needed to resolve US-Gulf open-skies row
As the row between the US majors and the Gulf carriers rumbles on, it is still unclear how it will end.
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Qatar Airways accuses European rivals of meddling in US dispute
Qatar Airways believes that rival European network carriers have been encouraging their US partners to complain about the Gulf carriers in the current spat over open skies.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Etihad and Alitalia undaunted by rebuilding task
Few would have underestimated the task Etihad boss James Hogan took on by adding Alitalia to the Gulf carrier's expanding fold of equity partners.
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SR Technics wins 787 support deal from Etihad
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has contracted SR Technics to provide component maintenance for its on-order Boeing 787 fleet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air France-KLM and Alitalia search for new balance
Air France-KLM is in talks on how it might retain co-operation with European joint-venture partner Alitalia after the Italian carrier gave notice of plans to walk away from their existing deal.
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Etihad selects Phenom 100E for pilot training
Etihad Airways has selected the Embraer Phenom 100E as a jet trainer for a pilot-training school acquired one year ago, signing a purchase agreement at the EBACE convention on 20 May for four aircraft.
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Urgency enters US airlines push to limit capacity in Gulf row
The chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines gathered to reiterate the need to limit the expansion of the Gulf carriers to USA, adding a newfound sense urgency to the issue they began pushing in January.