Etihad Cargo starts twice weekly flight to Brussels Airport

Etihad Cargo has commenced a new twice weekly A330 freighter service to Brussels Airport in Belgium further strengthening the connectivity options and economic ties between Abu Dhabi and Brussels, and adding freighter capacity to its existing passenger service. The airline already flies a daily passenger service to Brussels with its supporting bellyhold cargo, and the … Read more

Emirates announces enhancements on services to Melbourne

Passengers travelling to Melbourne, Australia will now have another direct flight option with Emirates announcing that flights EK408 and EK409 will begin operating as nonstop services from Dubai from 30 October 2016.  Operated by an Emirates B777-300ER aircraft, EK408 will depart Dubai at 03:00hrs and arrive in Melbourne (MEL) at 23:20hrs. The return flight, EK409, … Read more

Etihad Airways starts Dreamliner flights to Perth

Etihad Airways has introduced the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to its daily Perth – Abu Dhabi service. The B787-9 Dreamliner features Etihad Airways’ next-generation Business and Economy Class cabins. With 299 seats, it delivers 14 per cent more capacity than the Airbus A330-200 it replaces. In the high-demand Business Class cabin, it offers 27 per … Read more

Oman Air introduces A330s on Doha route

Oman Air is to introduce its Airbus A330-200 aircraft to the hugely popular Muscat to Doha service. From 1st June, the A330s will operate every Sunday (WY670), Monday (WY670) and Tuesday (WY664) as part of the airline’s schedule of four daily flights to Qatar’s capital city. Oman Air’s upgrade of the selected flights from narrow-body … Read more

Etihad boosts financing platform strategy to US$1.2 Billion

Etihad Airways, Etihad Airport Services, airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles and Alitalia have successfully raised a further US$500 million in a second platform financing transaction, following the success of last year’s award-winning bond which raised US$700 million. A roadshow was announced on Monday 16 May 2016 to a positive response from the international financial community, … Read more