Etihad Airways is the new official airline sponsor of Events DC’s Nation’s Triathlon, marking the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s first entry into sports sponsorship in the US capital. The deal will see the airline support the Nation’s Triathlon through flight provision for athletes and other promotional activities, as well as forging a partnership between the Nations’s Triathlon in Washington DC and the Tri Yas Triathlon in Abu Dhabi.

Etihad Airways today announced its strongest second quarter and half-year financial performances on record, reflecting continued solid growth in its airline alliance strategy and global cargo operations. The national carrier of the United Arab Emirates achieved an eight per cent increase in quarter two 2013 passenger revenues, generating US $921 million, while passenger revenues for the first half of 2013 reached US $1.8 billion, up by 13 per cent.

Etihad Airways has confirmed it will add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur to offer a double daily service from July 15th, 2013. The new schedule will add 1,400 new seats per week to the route - an increase in capacity of approximately 23 per cent.

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has launched non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi and Sao Paulo, Brazil, the airline’s first destination in South America. The new Brazil service marks Etihad Airways’ entry into its sixth continent and an important move in increasing its presence across high growth nations.

Passengers on Etihad Airways’ daily flights between New York and Abu Dhabi can now use their own mobile phones to text, browse and call, thanks to Panasonic Avionics’ eXPhone service and AeroMobile, the leading in-flight mobile phone operator. The national airline of the United Arab Emirates launched the Wi-Fi and GSM-enabled Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on June 1st, increasing capacity on the New York route by 36.6 per cent.

UAE carrier Etihad Airways has launched non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi and Sao Paulo, Brazil, the airline’s first destination in South America. The new service marks the carriers’ entry into its sixth continent and an important move in increasing its presence across BRIC high growth nations.