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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad files lawsuit in the UK against Air Berlin administrators

The lawsuit disputes a claim by Air Berlin’s administrators for damages of up to $2.26bn

Etihad records best punctuality results since 2010

The Abu Dhabi airline saw on-time performance results of between 80-85 per cent across its hub and network

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to hold cabin crew recruitment days in 19 cities globally

The airline is looking to hire cabin crew from Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa

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China’s Roadbot plans $614m tyre plant investment in Abu Dhabi

The facility will be fully operational by October 2020

Abu Dhabi reshuffles Executive Council, appoints new police chief

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed personally thanked outgoing members

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar says buyers ‘queued up overnight’ to invest in its new Dhs2bn project

Prices at Alreeman start from Dhs690,000 for villa plots and Dhs4.69m for commercial plots

‘World’s-first’ hyperloop system to open in Abu Dhabi in 2020

The system will cost up to $40m per km, although its operator says the amount can be recouped within 15 years

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to cut 50 pilots after big loss last year – sources

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier employs 2,065 pilots

Etihad operates first commercial flight using UAE-sourced sustainable fuel

The Etihad Boeing 787 flight flew from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam

Louvre Abu Dhabi to exhibit Dutch masters Rembrandt and Vermeer

Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection and the Musee du Louvre will be on display from February 14

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad proposes to invest in Jet Airways at 49% discount

Etihad already owns a 24 per cent stake in the struggling Indian airline, which has been roiled by financial difficulties

First Abu Dhabi Bank plans to raise $750m in sukuk

FAB is the first issuer in the Gulf to tap the international sukuk market this year

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to buy wind farm stakes from John Laing Group

Masdar said it was buying stakes in the Rocksprings wind farm in Texas and the Sterling wind farm in New Mexico

Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad plane returns to Manchester after reports of ‘loud bang’

Abu Dhabi airline says there was a “technical issue” with the aircraft

Abu Dhabi’s investment into renewable energy reaches $2.2bn

Among the emirate’s big investments are the Dhs2.2bn Shams 1 project, and Dhs3.2bn Noor Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s Taqa says investments in 2018 reached $30bn

The company said it had coped with declining oil prices by reducing expenditures in 2018 by $750m

Abu Dhabi starts operations at world’s largest solar plant

The Dhs3.2bn project is expected to generate 1,177 MW of energy

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar launches region’s first all-electric bus

The bus can seat 30 passengers with a range of 150 kilometres per battery charge

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar unveils Dhs2bn project with villa plots priced from Dhs690,000

The mid-market, mixed-use development, Alreeman, will offer residential and commercial land plots

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to double renewables capacity in five years – CEO

The company has so far invested $8.5bn to build capacity of 4GW in renewables projects

UAE’s largest bank FAB to repay customers for fee charged in error

Customers of First Abu Dhabi Bank were charged a Dhs175 fee in error

ADNOC named world’s 6th most influential energy company

The company was the third highest place oil company behind Exxon Mobil and China’s CNPC

Indian national wins Dhs15m in Abu Dhabi raffle

Dubai-based Sarath Purushothaman won the bumper prize at Big Ticket Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi to grant tax waiver on industrial imports

The tax exemption will come into effect from January 15

Masdar instals first turbine at Oman’s Dhofar Wind Farm

The 13-turbine project is set to be the Gulf region’s first large-scale commercial wind farm

Proposed bank merger in Abu Dhabi could lead to 1,000 job cuts – report

Merger talks between Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank are reportedly at an advanced stage

Abu Dhabi to hold sale at three malls with up to 90% discounts

The sale will be held from December 26 – February 5

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to introduce Dreamliner on daily Hong Kong route

The two-class aircraft will replace the Airbus A330-200 aircraft currently operating the route

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to introduce Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Barcelona route

The Dreamliner will replace the two-class Airbus A330-200 that operates the route

Emirati man fined Dhs300,00 for insulting social media influencer

The UAE’s cyber and hate crime laws are among the strictest in the world