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Etihad starts new services to Japan

Kevin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:50:57 +0000

Etihad Airways has started a new service in Abu Dhabi under which 4 flights a week will go to Nagoya via Beijing. From March 29 it will increase to five flights a week including two-class Airbus A330 aircraft.

According to James Hogan, the CEO of Etihad Airways this service which is the first to Japan has huge impact on the company. He also said connecting Abu Dhabi and Nagoya will offer great value to tourism and will help in commercial growth of the country. It has key role in industries like energy, manufacturing and environmental services.

He also announced company future plan of launching flight services from Abu Dhabi to Tokyo on 27^th March. Etihad has also collaborated with Japan’s ANA to offer joint services from 1^st March under which Etihad passengers from Nagoya will fly to Chitose and Fukuoka through ANA’s flight. In return ANA’s passengers will enjoy the worldwide connectivity through Etihad’s network via Abu Dhabi.

On the other hand AirAsia X has cancelled its five-times a week A340 service in between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur due to commercial reasons which was started in November last year.

Etihad voted World’s Best Airline

Dave — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:51:54 +0000

Etihad Airways, United Arab Emirates’ national airlines, has taken the title this year at the World Travel Awards (WTA), receiving over 180,000 votes from travel industry professionals from 175 countries. The WTA is an annual event where professionals from the industry recognise the best hotels, airlines and tourism brands in the world, taking into account innovation, customer service and creativity.

Here are the winners in the airline industry:

World’s Leading Airline - Etihad Airways
World’s Leading Airline Alliance - Oneworld
World’s Leading Airline Business Class - Qatar Airways
World’s Leading Airline First Class – Etihad Airways
World’s Leading Airline To South America – TAP Portugal
World’s Leading Airport – Dubai International Airport
World’s Leading Airport Hotel – Pan Pacific, Kuala Lumpur Airport, Malaysia

Representatives of Etihad also picked up the award for Leading First Class. James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ Chief Executive, said:

“Three years ago, Etihad set itself one clear and simple goal – to be the best airline in the world. I am proud of the way Etihad people all over the world have embraced that vision, supporting our investment in state-of-the-art products by delivering superb customer service. [...] Only two months ago we reinforced this commitment with the launch of our new first class private suite, which is currently available on our London services and being rolled out to Australia, Europe, the USA and the rest of our three-class fleet next year. Our intention with this new suite was to raise the bar in premium air travel and based on the incredible feedback we are already receiving, we have achieved that”

The new Economy Class on Etihad will include enhanced support for families at the airport or during checkin, new menus with hot deserts, entertainment packs and beverage services. Etihad is on a winning streak this year, receiving over a dozen global awards for their services, including in-flight entertainment system, their loyalty programme or their on-board catering.

In Europe, Lufthansa was voted Europe’s Leading Airline, Zurich Airport – the continent’s leading airport, while easyJet was named Europe’s Leading Budget / No Frills Airline.

American Airlines is North America’s leading airline, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, USA – leading airport. Malaysia Airlines received the title for Asia’s leading airline and Singapore Changi Airport for Asia’s leading airport. To see a complete list of winners for all continents, visit WTA’s official website.

The 18th Anual Conference of IAAIA

Stewart — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:49 +0000

The national airline of the United Arab Emirates will host the 18th Anual Conference of the International Association of Airline Internal Auditors in Abu Dhabi, from Sunday, 29 November to Wednesday, 2 December.

It is the first time when the conference is hold at the base of Etihad Airways, after former successful editions held in Americas, Asia and Europe. The most important audit executives and senior audit staffs of the major companies worldwide are expected to be there.

The IAAIA was established in 1991 as a non-profit organization that aims to keep the high standards in the audit processes, for all the professionals within the airline industries. IAAIA currently has members from 70 worldwide airlines and it is a major researcher in several issues thee industry confronts all over the world.

Etihad Airways is part of the executive committee since 2008, when Andrew Fisher, the airline’s vice president internal audit was elected the chairman of the professional body of IAAIA. This year’s conference programme includes important speakers from different airlines and specialized companies that will talk about issues like governance, risk and control.

“In such challenging times, it is more important than ever for internal auditors to demonstrate how they can add value to their respective airline’s business. At this year’s conference we will focus upon ways in which internal audit functions can contribute towards key business objectives such as cost protection and revenue enhancement.”, Mr. Fisher says.