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Etihad Airways has announced that it will launch non-stop daily services from its Abu Dhabi home-base in the United Arab Emirates to Melbourne, Australia, from March 2009. The airline will operate the new service with a three-cabin Airbus A340-600, which is configured to carry 286 passengers, with 12 in first class, 30 in business class and 244 in economy class. James Hogan, CEO of Etihad Airways, said: "Since the successful launch of our services to Sydney and Brisbane, we have been...

By Caroline Brothers Climbing the stairway here Monday to the first Airbus superjumbo to join his expanding fleet, the chairman of Emirates was doing more than celebrating receipt of the world's biggest passenger aircraft. With Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum taking possession of his long-awaited A380 plane, the moment represented a sign of the shifting balance of power in an aviation industry grappling with one of the biggest crises it has known. As carriers from American Airlines to...

Abu Dhabi In-Flight Catering passes food, quality and service audit with flying colours Outstanding result delivered by IATA appointed inspectors Abu Dhabi In-Flight Catering Company has been boosted by the outcome of a recent Food Safety and Quality Assurance audit that has resulted in the company being highly praised for the running of its facilities. The company, which serves Abu Dhabi International Airport and provides the catering services for Etihad Airways and other visiting...

Etihad to launch flights to Melbourne in 2009 Etihad Airways will launch non-stop daily services from its Abu Dhabi home-base to Melbourne, Australia from March 2009. Melbourne, which has a population of nearly four million people and is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria, will become the third destination in the country to be served by Etihad. James Hogan, Etihad Airways' chief executive officer, said: "Since the successful launch of our services to Sydney and Brisbane, we...

Etihad Airways' first female Emirati cadet pilots have had their place in aviation history confirmed following their inclusion in a new British book about the world's greatest ever women aviators. The ground-breaking book entitled "The 100 Greatest Women in Aviation" was launched at the Farnborough International Airshow, held earlier this month, and marks a century since the first women took to the skies. Etihad cadet pilots, Salma Mohammed Al-Baloushi from Al Ain and Aisha Hassan Salim Al...

Etihad Airways has announced that it will launch a new non-stop service to Almaty in Kazakhstan from its Abu Dhabi home base in the United Arab Emirates, beginning from December 2, 2008. The airline will operate the new non-stop service on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday. Etihad will operate the new service using a two-class Airbus A319 configured to carry 104 passengers with 20 seats in business class and 84 in economy class. James Hogan, CEO of Etihad Airways, said: "Foreign...

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), the owner-operator of Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA), today released figures revealing its passenger, cargo and aircraft movements for the first-half (H1) of 2008, with passenger traffic showing a continuingly robust trend of 38.6 percent growth over the same period last year. Cargo handled in H1 also enjoyed steady growth, up 15.8 percent at 172,762 tons, with aircraft movements up 16.8 percent over the same period in 2007. Figures for the second...

By DAVID JONES AIRBUS has secured orders for 256 aircraft at an international air show - helping to guarantee work for employees at its wings factory in north east Wales for years to come. The aircraft manufacturer, which employs more than 7,000 people at Broughton, said the new chalked up at the event at Farnborough this week are worth a staggering pounds 20bn. The figure is more than double the value of the orders taken by its American rival, Chicago-based Boeing, which booked 152...

Maintenance work next week by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) on the airport runway at Abu Dhabi airport has led to Etihad Airways having to cancel eight flights of its daily total of 95. A significant number of other flights will have their departure or arrival times either brought forward or delayed to avoid the runway closure period. Although routine, the maintenance work is essential and will mean the airport's runway will be temporarily closed between 2.15am and 2.15pm (UAE time) on...

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), the owner-operator of Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA), has announced that due to maintenance work needed on its runway; the airport will be closed to all air traffic between 02:15am until 14:15 (12 hours) on Tuesday 22 July 2008. "Having identified an abrasion in the runway, ADAC has taken the decision that a re-asphalting of a small section of the airport's only airstrip is essential and is to be conducted early next week," said Massimiliano Dosi,...