Etihad Airways

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Etihad Airways

IATA EY	ICAO ETD	Callsign ETIHAD
Founded		2003
Hubs		Abu Dhabi International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Etihad Guest
Fleet size		34
Destinations		35
Headquarters		Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Key people		H.E. Dr. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saif Al Nahyan (Chairman) , James Hogan (CEO)
Website: http://www.etihadairways.com

Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200

Etihad Airways Airbus A340-300

Etihad Airways (Arabic name: الإتحاد , i.e. The association, also unofficially called "Eagle Air", because of the tail logo) is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates based in the capital city of Abu Dhabi, operating routes to the Middle East, Europe, South and East Asia, Australia, as well as North America. Its main base is Abu Dhabi International Airport. Etihad Airways is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
- 3.1 Passenger fleet
- 3.2 Cargo fleet
4 Etihad Guest
5 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established in July 2003 and started operations on November 13, 2003. It is wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi. The airline has been rated four star by Skytrax. In December 2004 it won the 'World's Leading New Airline Award' at the 11th World Travel Awards in Barbados.

[edit] Destinations

Main article: Etihad destinations

Etihad Airways aims to fly to 70 destinations worldwide by 2010, however its current route network is as follows:

Contents [hide] 1 Africa 2 Asia 2.1 East Asia 2.2 South Asia 2.3 Southeast Asia 2.4 Southwest Asia 3 Europe 4 North America 5 Oceania 6 Former Destinations

Africa

Egypt Cairo (Cairo International Airport) Ethiopia Addis Ababa (Bole International Airport) Cargo only Morocco Casablanca (Mohammed V International Airport) South Africa Johannesburg (Johannesburg International Airport) Sudan Khartoum (Khartoum International Airport)

Asia

East Asia

China Zhengzhou (Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport) Cargo only

South Asia

Bangladesh Dhaka (Zia International Airport) India New Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Mumbai (Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport) Pakistan Karachi (Jinnah International Airport) Islamabad (Islamabad International Airport) Lahore (Allama Iqbal International Airport) Peshawar (Peshawar International Airport) Sri Lanka Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport)

Southeast Asia

Indonesia Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) Philippines Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) Thailand Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)

Southwest Asia

Bahrain Manama (Bahrain International Airport) Iran Tehran (Imam Khomeini International Airport) Jordan Amman (Queen Alia International Airport) Kuwait Kuwait City (Kuwait International Airport) Lebanon Beirut (Rafic Hariri International Airport) Oman Muscat (Seeb International Airport) Qatar Doha (Doha International Airport) Saudi Arabia Dammam (King Fahd International Airport) Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport) Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport) Syria Damascus (Damascus International Airport) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport) Hub

Europe

Belgium Brussels (Brussels Airport) France Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport) Germany Frankfurt (Frankfurt International Airport) Munich (Munich International Airport) Ireland Dublin (Dublin International Airport) [starts 3 August 2007][1] Italy Milan (Malpensa International Airport) Cargo only [Passengers from 1 September 2007] [2] Switzerland Geneva (Cointrin International Airport) United Kingdom London (London Heathrow Airport) Manchester (Manchester Airport)

North America

Canada Toronto (Toronto Pearson International Airport) United States New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)

[edit] Oceania Australia Sydney (Kingsford Smith International Airport)[3]

[edit] Fleet

[edit] Passenger fleet

The Etihad Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2006:

**Etihad Airways Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Diamond*/Pearl/Coral)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A330-200	10 (12 orders)	225 (18/36/171) 262 (22/240)	Long and Medium Haul Routes
Airbus A340-300	1	265 (10/30/225)	Long and Medium Haul Routes
Airbus A340-500	3 (1 order)	240 (12/28/200)	Longhaul routes North America and Australia
Airbus A340-600	(4 orders)		Ultra Long Haul Routes
Airbus A380	(4 orders)			Entry into service in 2009
Boeing 767-300	1	196 (10/36/150)
Boeing 777-300ER	5	378 (28/350)
Total Number of Aircraft	20 (21 on order)	Updated: March 2007

^{*Diamond Class available on aircraft with a three-class configuration.}

The airline has placed orders for four Airbus A380 aircraft for delivery in 2007. It has also purchased 20 other Airbus aircraft, including four Airbus A340-500 (delivery from 2006), four Airbus A340-600 (delivery from 2007) and 12 Airbus A330-200 (delivery from 2006). The new aircraft will help to develop its expanding network in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and North America.

[edit] Cargo fleet

Etihad's cargo division is Etihad Crystal Cargo. Etihad Crystal Cargo flew the first commercial cargo flight between Abu Dhabi international airport and Frankfurt International Airport. Its fleet consists of the following as of August 2006:

**Etihad Airways Cargo Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Notes
Airbus A300-600F	3
Airbus A310-300F	1

[edit] Etihad Guest

Etihad Guest is the airline's frequent flyer program, launched August 30, 2006. It features a discount web shop for loyalty program members and a platform for merchants to log into to manage their products.