Etihad Airways

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Etihad Airways PJSC
الاتحاد
Etihad Airways logo
Etihad Airways Airbus A380-800
IATA code : EY
ICAO code : ETD
Call sign : ETIHAD
Founding: 2003
Seat: Abu Dhabi , United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 
Turnstile :

Abu Dhabi airport

Home airport : Abu Dhabi airport
Company form: Public Joint Stock Company (Public Company; SOEs )
IATA prefix code : 607
Management: Tony Douglas ( CEO )
Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei ( COB )
Number of employees: 22,594 (2018)
Sales: US $ 6.1 billion (2017)
Passenger volume: 18.6 million (2017)
Alliance : Etihad Airways Partners
Frequent Flyer Program : Etihad Guest
Fleet size: 103 (+ 50 orders)
Aims: international
Website: www.etihad.com

Etihad ( Arabic الاتحاد, DMG al-Ittiḥād 'Union') Airways is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates , based in Abu Dhabi and based at the airport there . She is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and founder of the aviation alliance Etihad Airways Partners . Etihad is wholly owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In the Skytrax Awards 2019, Etihad Airways, like Turkish Airlines, was deprived of a star, which is why it is only a 4-star airline.

history

Etihad Airways was founded in July 2003 by government decree by Chalifa bin Zayid Al Nahyan , the Emir of Abu Dhabi. AED 500 million (approximately US $ 136 million ) in capital has been provided by the government for the launch. Flight operations began on November 5, 2003 with a ceremonial flight to al-Ain . The first commercial flight to Beirut took place on November 12, 2003. In the first full year of operation, 2004, Etihad transported around 340,000 passengers. Three years later in 2007 it carried over 4.6 million passengers, in 2008 it was 6.0 million passengers.

On June 20, 2007, four Airbus A340-600 , five A330-200 and, for the first time, three A330-200F were ordered at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport . In addition, an agreement was reached with Airbus to postpone the delivery of the four A380-800s that had been ordered . The delivery of the first machine was initially delayed from 2007 to mid-2008; it finally took place in 2014.

Since 2010

In December 2011 Etihad Airways acquired a 29.2% stake in the financially troubled Air Berlin, making it the largest single shareholder. There was also extensive cooperation, including a code share agreement and compliance with the respective frequent flyer programs. As part of this, Air Berlin relocated its route from Berlin to Dubai to Abu Dhabi on January 15, 2012. At the hub in Abu Dhabi, Air Berlin passengers could then switch to Etihad connections. In September 2013, Etihad's European agency moved into its new headquarters in Berlin.

In July 2012, Etihad entered into a collaboration with Air France-KLM . The creation of a joint venture is not excluded. A code share and an interline agreement with Aer Lingus started in the third quarter of 2012 . On August 1, 2013, Etihad Airways acquired 49% of JAT Airways . In the course of this, it was renamed Air Serbia. In October 2013, the Indian government approved the 24% stake in Jet Airways for 20.6 billion rupees (about 246 million euros). In November 2013, Etihad Airways took over a 33.3% stake in the Swiss regional airline Darwin Airline , which subsequently changed its market presence to Etihad Regional . In December 2013 Etihad Airways acquired a 49% stake in Alitalia in the form of a capital increase of 300 million euros. In October 2014, Etihad Airways founded its own aviation alliance called Etihad Airways Partners .

With the bankruptcy of Alitalia in May 2017 and the total loss of the stake, the ambitious growth policy was considered to have failed; After the appointment of a new CEO, Etihad sold its shares in Darwin Airline in July 2017. At the beginning of August 2017, Etihad then canceled the financial support it had initially promised in writing to Air Berlin. As a result, Air Berlin was forced to file for bankruptcy (see Air Berlin ).

Since 2020

Due to the sharp decline in the number of passengers in global aviation due to the Covid-19 pandemic and requirements of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad temporarily suspended its passenger flights on March 25, 2020. Evacuation and cargo flights are also permitted.

Companies

The company is managed by SE Mohamed Mubarak Fadhel Al Mazrouei. It consists of the following areas:

The organizational form is characterized by a very flat hierarchy and correspondingly short decision-making paths, which is not least due to the fact that all management and decision-making functions are bundled with the ruling family, i.e. the owners.

Destinations

Countries served by Etihad Airways (April 2014)

From its home base, Abu Dhabi Airport , Etihad Airways serves destinations in Europe , Asia , Africa , Australia and North and South America .

In the German-speaking area, there are flights to Düsseldorf , Frankfurt , Geneva , Munich and Zurich .

Code sharing

Etihad Airways has code-sharing agreements with the following airlines: ( Etihad Airways Partners members are marked with * )

fleet

Etihad Airbus A320-200
Airbus A321-200 from Ethiad
Boeing 777-300ER of the Etihad
Etihad Boeing 787-9 in the new color scheme
Boeing 777F of Etihad Cargo

As of March 2020, the Etihad Airways fleet consists of 103 aircraft with an average age of 5.7 years:

Overview

Aircraft type number ordered Remarks Seats
( Residence / First / Business / Eco ) 		Average age

(May 2020)

Airbus A320-200 19th 8 equipped with sharklets ; two inactive 136 (- / 16/120) 8.6 years
Airbus A321-200 10 equipped with sharklets 174 (- / 16/158) 5.3 years
Airbus A321neo 26th - open -
Airbus A330-200 1 Fleet again on April 29, 2020 12.8 years
Airbus A350-1000 5 + 15 options; 15 other options have not yet been confirmed - open -
Airbus A380-800 10 498 (2/9/70/417) 4.8 years
Boeing 777-300ER 19th 340 (8/40/292)
380 (- / 40/340)
402 (- / 28/374 ) 		9.5 years
Boeing 777-9 6th - open -
Boeing 787-9 30th 11 235 (8/28/199)
299 (- / 28/271 ) 		2.8 years
Boeing 787-10 8th 2 336 (- / 32/304) 1.2 years
Etihad Airways cargo aircraft fleet
Boeing 777F 6th - 5.6 years
total 103 50 5.7 years

Former aircraft types

Former Etihad Airbus A330-300

Special paints

Aircraft type Aircraft registration Painting image
Airbus A330-243 A6-EYE "Manchester City" A6-EYE (14077630048) .jpg
Airbus A380-800 A6-APE "ADNOC - Choose United Kingdom"
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLR "ADNOC - Choose Singapore" A6-BLR.jpg
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLC "ADNOC - Choose USA"
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLF "ADNOC - Choose China"
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLG "Special Olympics 2019"
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLH "ADNOC - Choose Italy" A6-BLH.jpg
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLN "ADNOC - Choose Saudi Arabia" A6-BLN.jpg
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLJ "ADNOC - Choose Thailand"
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLK "ADNOC - Choose Japan" A6-BLK Choose-Japan.jpg
Boeing 787-9 A6-BLV "Abu Dhabi Grand Prix" A6-BLV @ PEK (20200208084115) .jpg
Boeing 787-9 A6-BND "Manchester City"
Boeing 787-10 A6-BMD "ADNOC - Choose China" A6-BMD @ PEK (20191217083116) .jpg
Boeing 787-10 A6-BMH "Greenliner" A6-BMH @ PEK (20200403085555) .jpg

Classes of carriage

Business Class on a Boeing 777-300ER from Etihad Airways

An in-flight entertainment system and a socket at the seat are available in all transport classes. In the "Diamond First Class", which is not offered on all flights, every passenger has a lockable cabin. The "Pearl Business Class" offers offset seats in the wide-body aircraft Airbus A330 / A340 / A380 and Boeing 777/787 that can be converted into flat beds; in the narrow-body aircraft A319 / A320 / A321 conventional recliners. The seats in the “Coral Economy Class” are in the relatively narrow 3 + 4 + 3 arrangement in the Boeing 777.

Incidents

In the flight operations of Etihad Airways there have been no incidents with significant personal injuries, but one incident outside of normal flight operations: On November 15, 2007, a brand new Airbus A340-600 was so badly damaged during an engine test on the Airbus site in Toulouse that the Machine had to be written off. The A340-600, which should have been delivered to Etihad Airways six days later, unintentionally started moving and rolled into a concrete wall. This completely separated the cockpit section from the fuselage and fell about five meters to the ground on the other side of the wall. Five of the nine inmates were injured.

Sponsorship

Etihad Airways invested in a three-year sponsorship deal with Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1 . Etihad was also the main sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , which was held for the first time in 2009. Furthermore, Etihad is a sponsor of the sports soccer ( Etihad Stadium in Melbourne , Manchester City ), rugby ( Harlequins ) as well as curling and golf .

Etihad is still the advertising medium for the second largest airworthy model airplane in the world, the replica of an Airbus A380 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Etihad Airways  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c ETIHAD AVIATION GROUP FAST FACTS & FIGURES. (PDF) Retrieved February 21, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ Etihad reduces losses in 2017. Accessed February 21, 2019 .
  3. ^ Etihad Airways Customer Reviews. Retrieved May 13, 2019 (UK English).
  4. ↑ mydigitalfc.com - Record passenger growth tops impressive year ( Memento of February 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 27, 2015
  5. ↑ airliners.de - Etihad joins Air Berlin , accessed on December 19, 2011
  6. ↑ aero.de - Etihad Airways opens European headquarters in Berlin , accessed on September 26, 2013
  7. ↑ aero.de - Etihad confirms cooperation plans with Air France-KLM, July 5, 2012 , accessed on May 27, 2015
  8. ↑ aero.de - Aer Lingus and Etihad Airways cooperate, July 31, 2012 , accessed on May 27, 2015
  9. ↑ Flugrevue.de - JAT: Restart as "Air Serbia" with the help of Etihad , accessed on August 2, 2013
  10. ↑ pressebox.de - New name and new look for Serbia's national airline as part of Etihad Airways ' investment , accessed on August 2, 2013
  11. ^ Etihad Regional lands in Graz and Linz . ( Memento of November 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) austrianaviation.net, accessed on November 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ Handelsblatt - Alitalia becomes Arabic , accessed on December 18, 2013
  13. ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Etihad establishes its own alliance , accessed on October 8, 2014.
  14. ^ Government orders: Etihad must also cease all flights. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. March 23, 2020, accessed on March 25, 2020 (Swiss Standard German).
  15. ↑ Etihad Airways company profile. In: etihad.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .
  16. ↑ etihad.com - Travel Destinations , accessed on November 2, 2016
  17. ↑ etihad.com - Our partner airlines , accessed on June 1, 2017
  18. ^ A b Etihad Airways Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. May 18, 2020, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Orders & deliveries. Airbus , April 30, 2017, accessed June 1, 2017 .
  20. ↑ Orders and deliveries. Boeing , May 23, 2017, accessed June 1, 2017 .
  21. ↑ etihad.com - Our fleet , accessed on November 2, 2016
  22. ↑ A6-EYP Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved May 19, 2020 (English).
  23. ↑ planespotters.net - Etihad Airways Fleet Details and History , accessed June 1, 2017
  24. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5793675: Airbus A330-243 - Etihad Airways. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
  25. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5762545: Airbus A380-861 - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 18, 2019 .
  26. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5731763: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 18, 2019 .
  27. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5763721: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 18, 2019 .
  28. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5736415: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 18, 2019 .
  29. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5679305: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 18, 2019 .
  30. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5762523: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
  31. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5657071: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
  32. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5733805: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
  33. ↑ Aviation Photo # 5728597: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Etihad Airways. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
  34. ^ A6-BLV Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
  35. ↑ Boeing 787-9 Manchester City. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
  36. ↑ A6 BMH on Jetphotos. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
  37. ↑ etihad.com - On Board , accessed December 24, 2013
  38. ↑ seatguru.com - Seat map Boeing 777-300ER (77W) Three Class , accessed December 24, 2013
  39. ↑ Airbus - Industrial accident at Airbus facility - Saint Martin site, November 15, 2007 (English)
  40. ↑ Flugzeugbilder.de - picture of the accident Etihad A340-600 F-WWCJ / A6-EHG
  41. ↑ See Paperlein J., Sportliche Angreifer vom Golf, in: Horizont No. 15, April 10, 2008, p. 18
  42. ↑ cf. Aero 5/2008, p. 52
  43. ↑ carsten-scharf.de - Airbus A380
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