Latest agreement is the third tennis sponsorship in Europe after the Italian Open and recently announced Barcelona Open
Business class passengers can sink into flatbed seats and enjoy touchscreen monitors
Its Dubai-Istanbul route has seen a 16 per cent growth in business class passenger revenue.
The soft opening of the region’s new airport was scheduled for April 1, having already been pushed back from December last year.
Etihad aims to tap into growing UAE trade flows and connect Serbian diaspora in Australia and US.
The stake will be split between domestic, qualified and foreign institutional and individual investors.
The Gulf airline has an order for up to 60 Boeing 787s, 30 firm orders plus an option to buy 30 more.
City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the service will generate more than $200 million in economic benefits annually
Emirates targets growing bilateral trade links and outbound Swedish leisure traffic
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad is mulling the acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in the indebted Serbian airline.
The Abu Dhabi-based carrier is eyeing up a 24 per cent stake in the Indian airline, valued at around $330 million.
James Hogan, CEO of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways says it is not about being the biggest, but about being the smartest.
Italian Civil Aviation Authority has authorised the services, an extension to one of Emirates’ existing triple daily flights, on an extra-bilateral basis.
Etihad passengers flying on Aer Lingus’ planes to New York and Chicago can now pre-clear US Customs and Border Protection in Dublin
Executive Vice Chairman who has been pivotal in managing Emirates’ growth in the last 28 years stepped down from his position on Sunday
Airport buoyed by Emirates’ nine new destinations, equating to nearly 22,000 additional seats every day
Passenger revenues at Etihad totalled $900 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared with $758 million a year ago.
Heavy rains and thunderstorms have delayed flights operating to and from the country.
The UAE withdrew its visa waiver for Canadian citizens more than two years ago amid a dispute over landing rights.
The airport retailer recorded sales of Dhs1.6 billion in the first three months of the year.
Dubai’s second airport will operate five runways and have a capacity of 160 million passengers a year.
Emirates President Tim Clark highlighted the importance of Dubai as a trading hub at last night’s gala dinner.
The Abu Dhabi carrier will also open a $6.8 million premium lounge this week in Terminal A at Dulles Airport for first and business class passengers
The Dubai airline’s long-term strategy “embraces opportunity,” states Emirates president Tim Clark.
The tandem flight is believed to be the first time two commercial A380s have flown together in formation.
Egypt’s second biggest airport was closed on Sunday after police officers staged a protest on the runway to demand better pay.
Oman Air said its revenues jumped 21 per cent last year on the back of rising traffic through the country’s main airport.
The closure will not affect air traffic as the airport has seen a dramatic reduction in flights, said the civil aviation minister.
Dubai International Airport is now second only to London Heathrow after passenger traffic rose 13 per cent to 10.6 million in the first two months of 2013.
Etihad airline may become a strategic partner of Belgrade’s loss-making JAT Airways.