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Etihad Airways Overview

Etihad Airways is the national airline of the UAE. “Etihad” means “union” or “unity” in Arabic and is intended to represent the unity of the UAE’s seven emirates.

Based in Abu Dhabi, Etihad is owned by the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ, and the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, which also owns other aviation entities like Abu Dhabi Airports and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi.

Etihad is planning to invest $7 billion over the next five years and to double the size of its fleet by 2030 as it prepares to go public in an IPO.

Etihad has around 90 passenger aircraft and five Boeing 777 cargo freighters. It has ordered a further 95 – 12 were scheduled for 2024 and a further 23 in 2025.

Etihad flies to more than 80 destinations. New additions scheduled for 2025 are Algiers, Atlanta, Chiang Mai, El Alamein , Hanoi, Krabi, Phnom Penh, Prague, Taipei, Tunis and Warsaw.

In 2025 Etihad also plans to double its routes and frequencies to Africa and offer daily services to Dusseldorf and Copenhagen.

Etihad Airways News

Blair Kinghorn of Scotland scores a try against Australia at Murrayfield. The sides will compete in rugby's new Nations Championship, to be sponsored by Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways signs $97m deal to sponsor new rugby tournament

Qatar Airways has agreed a $97 million deal to sponsor the new World Rugby Nations Championship. The eight-year deal will cover the qualifying matches and finals for the first four editions of the rugby union tournament from 2026 to 2034. The agreement is the biggest title sponsorship in international rugby, according to The Guardian. The […]

Q Logistics Holding said it is 'well positioned to guide and support the transformation of Aramex by becoming a major shareholder'

ADQ unit explores offer to buy Aramex stake in cash

A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ), a sovereign wealth fund, intends to submit an offer to buy 100 percent of the shares in Dubai-listed logistics company Aramex not already owned by Abu Dhabi Ports Company. Shareholders accepting the offer of Q Logistics Holding, an indirect subsidiary of ADQ Development Holding, will be […]

UAE Kenya exports FlyDubai first flight to Mombasa

Jet fuel makes UAE Kenya’s second largest exporter

The UAE has moved ahead of the US, Pakistan, Netherlands, Tanzania and the UK to become Kenya’s second largest export market, according to latest government figures.  The Emirates are second, behind Uganda, after exports from the Gulf state more than doubled, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said in its latest report.  However, the […]

The Airbus site at Bristol in the UK. The company has been negotiating engine problems with provider Rolls-Royce

Middle East airlines expected to ride out delivery delays

Aircraft delivery delays will continue to dog Middle East airlines in 2025, according to the International Air Travel Association (Iata).  The issue will have little bearing on the bottom line, however, and the industry is expected to continue growing regardless. Globally, Iata forecasts that 1,802 aircraft will be delivered over the next 12 months, down […]

Zayed International Airport, Abu Dhabi; British Airways announced on Wednesday that flights from Heathrow were to be stopped from March 30 next year through to October 25

BA’s suspension of Abu Dhabi flights likely to push up fares

British Airways’ decision to suspend daily flights from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi is likely to push up airfare prices and have an impact on tourism demand in the UAE capital. The UK flag carrier announced on Wednesday that flights from the west London airport will stop from March 30 next year through to October […]

Cargo is loaded onto an aeroplane. The Middle East-Europe route accounts for 5% of global traffic

Middle East-Europe is ‘fastest-growing route for air cargo’

The Middle East-Europe route for air cargo was the fastest growing in the world in October, according to International Air Transport Association figures.  Annual growth in cargo tonne-kilometres stood at 15.3 percent in October, IATA said. The global average is 9.8 percent and the Middle East average is 4.5 percent. The Middle East-Europe route has […]

Aircraft, Flight, Transportation

Etihad to double routes and flights to Africa in 2025

Etihad Airways will double its routes and frequencies to Africa next year as part of its global expansion plan. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline has launched three new African routes in the past two months. The national carrier serves four African destinations: Johannesburg, South Africa; Cairo, Egypt; Mahe, Seychelles; and Casablanca, Morocco. It will also resume […]