
Etihad’s A321LR is reshaping the carrier’s network with a premium narrowbody: First Suites, lie-flat Business Studios and upgraded Economy. Here’s the cabin guide and the routes it flies from Abu Dhabi.

Etihad is adding Luxembourg to its network from 29 October 2026. The 3x-weekly Abu Dhabi service will use the A321LR with First Suites and lie-flat Business, marking the first Middle East-based airline service to LUX.

China is a tricky market to get a good grip on. A way of getting rapid access to the market is to do what Etihad has done and join forces with one of the big major airlines in the country. China Eastern and Etihad sign a joint venture deal with the former setting up a…

Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based airline, remains one of the few airlines that, to this date, still operate the mighty Airbus A380. The relationship between the A380 and Etihad hasn’t always been smooth. Etihad struggled in the pre-2020 era to make of the aircraft a money making machine as fellow UAE airline Emirates has. However, it…

Etihad finally has a plan to make the airline work and be profitable. After some bumpy years of initial expansion followed by downsizing and restructuring, the Abu Dhabi based carrier finally is expanding in an organic and sustainable fashion. Passenger numbers look healthy as does the balance sheet. The airline is growing both in revenue…

Etihad is moving fast in the last few months. The airline has been enhancing services across its network and announcing new destinations. It seems clear that the airline has found a balance, following a resizing, and is now ready to start expanding its reach once again. That will certainly be the case in summer 2025…

Etihad Airways continues is constant network growth, this time by strengthening its European network with flights to Prague and Warsaw in summer 2025

I’ve gone through more than a few airlines financial recaps for Q2 and H1. In most cases the underlying trend I could notice was revenue up but after-tax profits down. This has been the case with most American and European carriers. However, this doesn’t seem to apply to Etihad Airways and its 2024 H1 earnings.…

The Airbus A380 seemed doomed just a short few years ago. Airlines couldn’t get the planes grounded fast enough in the wake of the covid pandemic. The mighty jet had rapidly become a liability with extremely high operating costs and difficulties in getting it filled. However the plane has made a comeback with some airlines…

Etihad in its 20 years of existence has changed direction many times in its intentions and growth plan. However, this time around the path traced is a more sustainable one. To ensure future growth and attract feeding passengers from the strategic and key European market, the airline has signed a frequent flyer program partnership. Specifically,…