By 2020, the airline will have committed $41 billion to the US’ GDP, an Etihad-commissioned study by Oxford found.
Akbar Al Baker’s remarks come after the Dutch government said it will temporarily stop granting new slots at Schiphol to Gulf airlines.
The terms of the transaction were not disclosed but earlier reports hinted that the sale was worth at least $1.8 billion.
The airline plans to fly from Dammam to three destinations, initially with a fleet of four Airbus A320s, an official said.
The carrier will be the first among the three Gulf airlines to file an official response.
Airbus’ A400M will be displayed on the ground at the Paris Airshow, but will not take part in daily flying displays.
Officials from both the regions held extensive talks recently to discuss an agreement based on liberated skies.
The regulators refused to take any action while they review whether the Gulf carriers received unfair subsidies.
Dunn had been president of Boeing Turkey and North Africa since July 2012 and succeeds Jeff Johnson.
Bavarian city set to become second German destination to have double-daily A350 flights
The airline was fined by the Belgian government for breaching EU carbon emissions rule.
Emirates’ head Tim Clark has said the airline will opt for either B787-10s or A350-900s in the next stage of its fleet development.
The claim follows US carriers’ allegations that Etihad, Emirates and Qatar Airways have received more than $40 billion in state subsidies.
Akbar Al Baker once again refuted “baseless” subsidy claims, and called for the US government to continue its open skies agreement.
The move could further anger US carriers, which accuse Emirates of competing unfairly through state subsidies.
Royal Jet will receive two new Boeing business jets later this year as part of a $700 million fleet expansion and replacement programme, says Gordon.
The additional service will increase Emirates’ total number of weekly flights serving Lebanon to 21.
The airline carried 1.8 million passengers in the first quarter of 2015, up 10 per cent year-on-year.
Flight EY650, an Airbus A321, was carrying 128 passengers and seven crew from Cairo to Abu Dhabi.
A founding member of the Emirates group, Flanagan passed away at his home in the UK.
The state-backed King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology said it had signed an agreement with Antonov to produce the AN-32 aircraft.
The opening of Aloft, Studio M and Millennium will see the addition of around 1,300 new hotel rooms.
The airline’s Chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum said lower oil prices had saved Emirates around Dhs2 billion during the financial year.
Kuwait has signed a formal letter stating its firm plans to buy newer-model Boeing jets, sources said.
Saudi Ground Services Co, a unit of national carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines, plans to sell 30 per cent of its shares.
The airline chief said that Indigo would be Qatar Airways’ preferred choice if it wanted to invest in India.
The airline chief also denied that its recent US route expansion was part of a reprisal to American carriers calling for a freeze to flights by Gulf airlines to the US.
Three American airlines alleged in January that Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways received more $40 billion in state subsidies in the last decade.
Dubai Airports also said construction would begin later this year on expansion of the passenger terminal at Dubai World Central.
The carrier also confirmed that it would add a second daily service to New York from March 1, 2016.