Company Insights Etihad Airways Aviation Etihad Airways News Aviation Etihad profit surges 48% on higher passenger volume Etihad Airways said net profit rose 48 percent year on year in the first half of 2024, driven by a rise in passenger numbers and new destinations. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline posted a profit of AED851 million ($232 million) in the first six months, up from AED575 million in the same period last year. Total […] August 9, 2024 Transport Etihad passenger traffic soars 40% with new routes Etihad Airways recorded a nearly 40 percent year-on-year jump in passenger traffic in the first half of 2024 due to an increase in the number of routes it serviced and aircraft in operation. The airline carried 8.7 million passengers in the first six months, compared to 6.3 million a year earlier. “As of June 2024, […] July 14, 2024 Analysis Aviation Middle East airlines in race to recruit as pilot shortage bites A shortage of pilots is threatening the ambitions of the Middle East’s growing aviation industry, analysts have warned, forcing airlines to bolster their recruitment efforts. The global industry will be short nearly 80,000 pilots by 2032, according to management consultancy Oliver Wyman. The Middle East is projected to account for up to 18,000 of that […] July 4, 2024 Transport Etihad Airways carries 36% more passengers on a growing fleet Etihad Airways, one of the UAE’s two flag carriers, reported a 36 percent year on year rise in passengers in May 2024 thanks to its fleet expansion strategy. The airline transported 1.5 million passengers last month, up from 1.1 million in the same month in 2023. The number of destinations rose from 63 to 68 […] June 13, 2024 Aviation Archer Aviation says UAE is ahead in air taxi race The UAE is winning the race to launch Archer Aviation’s flying taxis, ahead of the US, India and South Korea. The Abu Dhabi-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer last week became one of only two air taxi companies in the world to receive certification as an airline from the US Federal Aviation […] June 11, 2024 Lunch with Frank Kane Aviation ‘Cut me in half, I’m still Etihad’ Over lunch in Dubai, former CEO James Hogan tells our Editor-at-Large how the “Middle East model” took over aviation – and what really happened at Etihad June 11, 2024 Aviation Etihad and China Eastern forge new network alliance Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines have agreed to expand connectivity between the UAE and China. The UAE national airline and the Shanghai-based carrier signed a joint venture agreement – the first commercial one between a Middle Eastern airline and a Chinese airline – to jointly develop the routes. The move will broaden the network […] June 6, 2024 Analysis Economy 642 million votes counted … now India can get back to business Narendra Modi has claimed victory in India’s election – and many in the Gulf will be delighted at the prospect of a third Modi term. The prime minister’s pro-business credentials and economically liberalising tendencies remain credible, if battered, after 10 years in office. His Bharatiya Janata Party did not perform as well as expected, however, […] June 5, 2024 Aviation Oman seeks investors for new low-cost airline Oman plans to launch a new low-cost airline amid a global tourism rebound and the continued expansion of the Gulf state’s aviation sector. In a post on the social messaging platform X (formerly Twitter), the country’s civil aviation authority (CAA) announced an investment opportunity for a new low-cost airline operator in the sultanate. No further […] May 29, 2024 Manufacturing UAE to direct additional $6bn to local manufacturers The UAE is to direct an additional AED23 billion ($6.3 billion) to local manufacturers as it strives to develop its homegrown sectors and diversify its economy away from a reliance on hydrocarbons. Abu Dhabi state oil company Adnoc will expand its local manufacturing procurement programme for critical industrial products by AED20 billion to AED90 billion […] May 27, 2024 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 19 Next
Aviation Etihad profit surges 48% on higher passenger volume Etihad Airways said net profit rose 48 percent year on year in the first half of 2024, driven by a rise in passenger numbers and new destinations. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline posted a profit of AED851 million ($232 million) in the first six months, up from AED575 million in the same period last year. Total […] August 9, 2024
Transport Etihad passenger traffic soars 40% with new routes Etihad Airways recorded a nearly 40 percent year-on-year jump in passenger traffic in the first half of 2024 due to an increase in the number of routes it serviced and aircraft in operation. The airline carried 8.7 million passengers in the first six months, compared to 6.3 million a year earlier. “As of June 2024, […] July 14, 2024
Analysis Aviation Middle East airlines in race to recruit as pilot shortage bites A shortage of pilots is threatening the ambitions of the Middle East’s growing aviation industry, analysts have warned, forcing airlines to bolster their recruitment efforts. The global industry will be short nearly 80,000 pilots by 2032, according to management consultancy Oliver Wyman. The Middle East is projected to account for up to 18,000 of that […] July 4, 2024
Transport Etihad Airways carries 36% more passengers on a growing fleet Etihad Airways, one of the UAE’s two flag carriers, reported a 36 percent year on year rise in passengers in May 2024 thanks to its fleet expansion strategy. The airline transported 1.5 million passengers last month, up from 1.1 million in the same month in 2023. The number of destinations rose from 63 to 68 […] June 13, 2024
Aviation Archer Aviation says UAE is ahead in air taxi race The UAE is winning the race to launch Archer Aviation’s flying taxis, ahead of the US, India and South Korea. The Abu Dhabi-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer last week became one of only two air taxi companies in the world to receive certification as an airline from the US Federal Aviation […] June 11, 2024
Lunch with Frank Kane Aviation ‘Cut me in half, I’m still Etihad’ Over lunch in Dubai, former CEO James Hogan tells our Editor-at-Large how the “Middle East model” took over aviation – and what really happened at Etihad June 11, 2024
Aviation Etihad and China Eastern forge new network alliance Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines have agreed to expand connectivity between the UAE and China. The UAE national airline and the Shanghai-based carrier signed a joint venture agreement – the first commercial one between a Middle Eastern airline and a Chinese airline – to jointly develop the routes. The move will broaden the network […] June 6, 2024
Analysis Economy 642 million votes counted … now India can get back to business Narendra Modi has claimed victory in India’s election – and many in the Gulf will be delighted at the prospect of a third Modi term. The prime minister’s pro-business credentials and economically liberalising tendencies remain credible, if battered, after 10 years in office. His Bharatiya Janata Party did not perform as well as expected, however, […] June 5, 2024
Aviation Oman seeks investors for new low-cost airline Oman plans to launch a new low-cost airline amid a global tourism rebound and the continued expansion of the Gulf state’s aviation sector. In a post on the social messaging platform X (formerly Twitter), the country’s civil aviation authority (CAA) announced an investment opportunity for a new low-cost airline operator in the sultanate. No further […] May 29, 2024
Manufacturing UAE to direct additional $6bn to local manufacturers The UAE is to direct an additional AED23 billion ($6.3 billion) to local manufacturers as it strives to develop its homegrown sectors and diversify its economy away from a reliance on hydrocarbons. Abu Dhabi state oil company Adnoc will expand its local manufacturing procurement programme for critical industrial products by AED20 billion to AED90 billion […] May 27, 2024
