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Etihad Guest goes solo as standalone company
Etihad Guest, Etihad Airways’ award-winning loyalty program, is entering its next phase of growth and has become a separate legal entity, Etihad Guest LLC. The evolution of Etihad Guest into a separate legal entity is designed to support its growth as a leading customer loyalty and marketing services organisation.
Travel Talk: Andrew Ward, vice president, marketing, Etihad Airways
The promotion of 2014 F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix takes on a cinematic theme this year with the UAE’s award winning airline - Etihad - being the featured support artiste to the racing gladiators on the Yas Marina Circuit. Andrew Ward, vice president, marketing, Etihad Airways, here talks to Phil Blizzard about their role in this flagship event, the traffic they generate and the key source markets. He also talks about new routes coming on-line in 2014 and the delivery of their first Boeing 787 Dreamliner later in the year, along with their first Airbus A380.
Etihad Airways seeks finance for fleet expansion
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has hosted the latest edition of its highly successful financial roadshows in New York and London, attracting a record number of guests. Led by James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ president, and supported by James Rigney, chief financial officer, and Ricky Thirion, group treasurer, the roadshows welcomed more than four hundred representatives from many of the world’s largest financial institutions, lessors and other partners.
airBaltic expands Etihad Airways codeshare deal
Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has expanded its codeshare agreement with UAE national airline Etihad Airways to include routes from Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich to Abu Dhabi and Riga. Subject to government approvals, the newly added codeshare routes will see airBaltic and Etihad Airways offer 37 connecting return flights per week between Riga and Abu Dhabi, with both airlines placing their respective BT and EY flight codes on services to and from these cities.
Mueller takes up top sales role with Etihad
Etihad Airways has appointed James Mueller to the new position of senior vice president sales. With more than 20 years’ experience in the aviation industry, Mueller joins Etihad Airways from United Airlines, where he worked for five years in various senior roles, including vice president Asia Pacific and vice president Atlantic and Pacific Sales.
Etihad steps up Moscow service
Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Moscow services from seven flights per week to double daily on June 1st 2014, and then to triple daily from October 1st 2014. The UAE flag carrier commenced operations to the Russian capital’s Domodedovo airport in December 2008, and since then has carried more than 400,000 travellers.
Abu Dhabi Tourism links with Etihad for trade campaign
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, are expanding their successful Access Abu Dhabi trade engagement programme to five new markets this year – taking the campaign’s outreach to ten countries across four continents. The year-long campaign has already notched up considerable success with hotel guest booking hikes from its initial target markets of Germany, the UK, Russia, India and Australia.
Etihad Airways signs up Patrick Vieira
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has welcomed international football star Patrick Vieira as the latest high-profile addition to its Guest Ambassador program. One of the most accomplished sportsmen of his generation, Vieira has won nine league titles and five national cups during his 17-year career as midfielder with some of the world’s leading football teams, including Manchester City, Arsenal, Inter Milan and Juventus.
Etihad onboard for Australian Tourism Exchange
Tourism Australia has announced that the world’s leading airline, Etihad Airways, will be its gold airline partner for the Australian Tourism Exchange, Australia’s largest annual travel and tourism business-to-business event, which takes place for the first time this year in Cairns.
Etihad boosts frequency on Chengdu services
Etihad Airways has confirmed it will increase the frequency of its Abu Dhabi – Chengdu service from five-flights-a-week to daily from March 30th 2014. As one of the biggest markets in China for Foreign Direct Investment, Chengdu has emerged as a leading economic, transportation and communication centre for the Asian country, with nearly half of the world’s Fortune 500 companies having operations in the city.
Etihad Aviation Group comes to global stage
Etihad Airways has announced the next step in its long-term business strategy, with the creation of the Etihad Aviation Group, a new structure marking the transition from a single entity airline to a wider global aviation group. The new Etihad Aviation Group structure, headed by James Hogan as group president and chief executive officer, distinguishes the functions relating purely to Etihad Airways and those required to interface with and support the growth and success of its subsidiaries, joint venture companies and equity partners.
Record financial results for Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways today announced record financial results for 2013, with net profit up 48 per cent to US$62 million on revenues up 27 per cent to US$6.1 billion. The record performance also saw earnings before interest and tax up 22 per cent to US$208 million and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and rentals up 30 per cent to US$979 million, a margin of 16 per cent of total revenues.