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Etihad to Entebbe

Etihad Cargo will start a new weekly freighter flight from its Abu Dhabi to Entebbe, Uganda, on 26 May. The service will operate every Monday using a 64-tonne capacity Airbus A330-200F, with a capacity of 64 tonnes. Etihad Cargo expects the service to carry large quantities of electronics and textiles to Entebbe, which is close to the capital, Kampala, with primarily perishable goods destined for the Gulf and Europe on ... [+]

Brussels to probe Etihad airline stakes

The European Commission’s DG Transport is to hold a preliminary inquiry into Etihad's purchase of stakes in European airlines to see if they breach EU rules on ownership and control of European companies. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier has already taken stakes in Air Berlin and is in the processing of ... [+]

Etihad close to Alitalia stake

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways says it is close to reaching agreement on a deal to buy a stake in troubled Italian flag carrier Alitalia. The process has entered the final phase of a due diligence process and both companies are now working on a common strategy. The size of Etihad's ... [+]

Etihad to go double daily to Dublin

Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi - Dublin service from ten flights per week to double daily from 15 July. The route will be operated by a Boeing 777-300 ER and there will be connections to 45 destinations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, including Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, ... [+]

Etihad adds Perth and Medina

Daily services to Perth (Australia) and Medina (Saudi Arabia) are among eight new destinations to added by Etihad Airways from its Abu Dhabi hub in 2014. The carrier is due to take delivery of 20 new aircraft next year, including 787-9 Dreamliners and Airbus A380s.   [+]

Etihad orders planes

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced firm orders for 56 new Boeing wide-body aircraft, 87 Airbus aircraft, plus purchase rights for a further 56 planes at the Dubai Air Show on 17 November. The deal includes one Boeing 777-200 freighter, one Airbus A330-200F freighter, 25 next-generation Boeing 777s, 30 787-10 Dreamliners, ... [+]

Etihad and Singapore in space swap

Etihad Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo are to exchange capacity on their services  from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow and Frankfurt. Etihad will offer capacity to Singapore Airlines Cargo on one of its weekly freighter services from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt and on its cargo network to the Middle East, ... [+]

Airline alliance adds Abu Dhabi

Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has stepped up its cargo cooperation with Etihad by adding a twice-weekly Abu Dhabi to its freighter network in addition to the existing double daily A330 service between Amsterdam and Abu Dhabi. [+]

Three more for Etihad

Etihad Cargo has added Miami, Viracopos (Brazil), and Quito (Ecuador) to its route network and created its first round-the-world freighter routing in conjunction with Atlas Air Worldwide. The service, operated by a 138-tonne capacity 747-8 freighter, also serves Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Chicago and Amsterdam. [+]

Etihad goes to West Africa

Etihad Cargo re-introduced a weekly, 124-tonne capacity 747-400 freighter service from Abu Dhabi to Lagos, Nigeria on 15 November along with 16 new interline destinations across West Africa. The network consists of Libreville (Gabon), Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Douala (Cameroon), Accra (Ghana), Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), Nouakchott (Mauritania), Conakry (Guinea), ... [+]

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