Category: Etihad Airways

Etihad’s new global cadet pilot programme is big success

The new pilot programme, which follows the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s highly successful Emirati cadet pilot programme, has been launched on the Etihad Airways website and has already received more than 350 online applications.
Following a comprehensive selection process the first intake of 12 cadet pilots on the new scheme will begin the 18 month training […]

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Posted in Etihad Airways on Mar 29th, 2008  

Etihad plans large aircraft order

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways plans to order between 50 and 100 jetliners this summer, an executive said yesterday, setting up what could be one of the year’s big battles between jetmakers Airbus and Boeing.
The purchases could include a repeat order for the Airbus A380 superjumbo, the world’s largest passenger jet, four of which are […]

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Posted in Etihad Airways on Mar 27th, 2008  

Etihad Airways new Summer Schedule

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will operate a total of 728 weekly flights this summer compared to 494 in the same season last year, with the launch of new services to Beijing in China on 30 March and Calicut in India in June being the highlights of the summer schedule.
In addition to the two new […]

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Posted in Etihad Airways on Mar 10th, 2008  

Etihad starts Moscow and Almaty flights this year

Etihad Airways plans to launch services to Almaty and Moscow this year, CEO James Hogan said yesterday.
"Last year, we launched nine new routes and our network development will continue this year. We look forward to launching services to Beijing at the end of March - our first route in China," Hogan said at the Middle […]

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Posted in Etihad Airways on Mar 6th, 2008  

Etihad New Destination Beijing starting March 30th

Etihad will operate four flights a week from Abu Dhabi to Beijing from 30 March, which will be the eighth city in the Asia-Pacific region on the airline’s rapidly expanding global flight network.
HE Yusheng Gao, Chinese Ambassador to the UAE, said: ‘On behalf of the Chinese Embassy I would like to express my congratulations […]

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Posted in Etihad Airways on Mar 6th, 2008  

Etihad to launch flights to Beijing

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways will launch flights from its Abu Dhabi home base to the Chinese capital of Beijing on 30 March 2008. 
The four flights a week service will be Etihad’s first destination in China and marks a new chapter in the airline’s history as it enters one of the world’s fastest growing air travel […]

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Posted in Etihad Airways, Airline Articles on Feb 18th, 2008