Etihad News

Abu Dhabi is one of the two international hubs of cash-stressed Jet Airways. 

The airline holds 49.9 percent stake in the loyalty programme, while the majority is with Etihad.

The company will also seek approval to allow its lenders to nominate directors to its board, the airline said in a regulatory filing.

Grappling with financial woes, Jet Airways is looking to raise fresh funds, including from strategic partner Etihad, which currently holds 24 per cent stake in the airline.

Jet Airways soared 16.13 percent to close at Rs 294.40 on BSE.

Sources say Etihad, which owns 24 percent stake in Jet Airways, is also considering investing fresh funds in the airline if it can agree on the structure.

Royal Jordanian operates 16 weekly non-stop flights to three US cities: daily flights to Chicago and New York, and two weekly flights to Detroit.  

The facilities and amenites onboard this flight will blow your mind.

Emirates` flag carrier Etihad on Friday introduced a London-Melbourne round trip ticket costing more than $80,000.

If United lose to local rivals City at the Etihad Stadium, they will be seven points below the Champions League places.

Global investment is not a threat but a lifeline for aviation industry, UAE's flag carrier Etihad Airways has said, in the wake of its record USD 643 million investment in Alitalia to revitalise Italy's national airline.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed May 7 for final hearing on a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the Jet-Etihad deal.

Private carrier Jet Airways will launch a dedicated freighter service on both national and international routes, including Bangalore, Hong Kong and Singapore from next month.

Under a wet lease arrangement, a lessor leases an aircraft with crew insurance and maintenance services to the lessee.

Orders amounting to nearly USD 37 billion by Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways for new Boeing aircraft is supporting more than 200,000 American jobs for almost a decade, according to airline's CEO James Hogan.

Presently, the city airport handles annual traffic of 11 million passengers while 23 foreign airlines companies have operations out of the airport.

Brussels gave the merger the go-ahead on Friday under the condition that the airlines opened up the Rome-Belgrade route to competitors.

The airline has been facing a tough time from its pilots as well as the regulator DGCA for quite some time now.

Initially, six airlines will participate in the new partnership - airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Jet Airways, Darwin A-irline and Etihad Airways.

The connectivity is also very important for the growth in tourism and therefore, Abu Dhabi will put in more efforts to connect to more and more Indian cities.