Teahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5264 posts, RR: 63 Posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2721 times:
The usually reliable DPTS Association reports that Etihad Airways will launch 3 weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Geneva/Munich from May 15th. "Circle" routing:
Tuesday/Sunday: Abu Dhabi - Munich - Geneva - Abu Dhabi.
Thursday: Abu Dhabi - Geneva - Munich - Abu Dhabi
Expected to be year-around, A330-200 operated of course.
Behramjee From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 4439 posts, RR: 43 Reply 1, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 2658 times:
Good move...now what they need to do is try and get LH to codeshare with them in the future on this route as well as on some LH flights beyond MUC to popular European cities.
Debonair From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 2098 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 2626 times:
Hi, I am looking desperate for more information on this airline.
-Who was the founder, who is behind this company?
-Is it true, that the airline just received an A340?
I couldn't find any information on heir web-site
Teahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5264 posts, RR: 63 Reply 3, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2564 times:
Debonair.
Not really a whole lot out there but to answer your questions:
- The chairman is Dr. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan. Company is wholly financed/backed by Abu Dhabi's government.
- No. Though they are apparently getting 2 Boeing 777s due to lack of available A330-200s.
Jeremiah
[Edited 2004-02-08 06:16:39]
Goodbye SR-LX MD-11 / 6th of March 1991 to the 31st of October 2004
Yegbey01 From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1678 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2554 times:
Interesting destinations. Both not being served by GF (i believe).
I am sure more to come. The Abu Dhabi government will want out of GF sooner or later.
Teahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5264 posts, RR: 63 Reply 5, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2540 times:
Just got a rather interesting email from someone who saw this topic and decided not to reply directly. Apparently Etihad's chairman (Dr. ...) has a "rather special" relationship with Geneva which is why it just happens to be one of the company's first European routes.
Bit of a missed opportunity for GF / QR / EK though.
Jeremiah
Goodbye SR-LX MD-11 / 6th of March 1991 to the 31st of October 2004
Udo From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2509 times:
No, there aren't many more A330s available. All ex-Swissair and ex-Sabena planes could be placed, the two former Skyservice A333s will go to Malaysia. Currently not a single A330 is available in SE Asia.
And Volare's returned A330 are currently being placed, some will go to Qatar for example.
Etihad has contracted to lease a former SIA-A343 and it seems it was the last aircraft of that kind available.
I haven't heard of Etihad getting B777s, but where should they come from? There are four United B777-200ERs stored, plus one non-ER. Aeroflot might return their two leased ones, but nobody knows when.
Used modern widebody aircraft are rare in these days, so Etihad might go for new planes.
Behramjee From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 4439 posts, RR: 43 Reply 8, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 2459 times:
With KOREAN AIR suffering a $ 250 million loss for the last year...Im sure that they would be interesting in leasing out some A 332s to Etihad for a short period??? SWISS too is having major financial problems so it could lease out one or two A 332s till the start of the peak summer season???
Udo From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2419 times:
I doubt that Swiss would lease out more aircraft until end of March when the summer timetable starts. They seem to finally keep their 9 A332 + 9 A343 strategy. And Etihad might not be interested in short term leases due to cabin configuration.
Korean is currently getting rid of some older B747-400s (leases to Air India). It's always possible that they lease out their three A332s but up to that date I haven't heard anything on that and so it's pure speculation. I think they are fine with reducing B747s and using smaller aircraft.
A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 9071 posts, RR: 13 Reply 10, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2408 times:
How come there are no photo's to be found of Etihad Airways? I know their livery is very beautiful, I've seen a photo in Flight International once but haven't found any on airliners.net, jetphotos.net or planepictures.net.
Anyone knows why there isn't any photo of Etihad Airways on the net?
Behramjee From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 4439 posts, RR: 43 Reply 11, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2387 times:
Because they only fly to airports where I dont think so u can take pics of planes such as DAM-BEY and AUH or at least its v hard to take pics of planes on the tarmac.
Boieng747-400 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 2202 times:
Hey,
Nice to see a new longhaul carrier in Geneva. There is certainly a lot of demand from the UAE to Geneva, I'm sure they'll be successful if they market it well.
On the side note what airport does Etihad plan to fly to in London?
Behramjee From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 4439 posts, RR: 43 Reply 15, posted (9 years 3 months 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 2140 times:
LH will be receiving their newly ordered A 333s this year and will be returning their leased A 332s so maybe ETIHAD could snap up those A 332s currently in use by LH.
Etihad should also look into the possibility of launching the A 332F and start freighter flights to UK-FRA-CDG-INDIA and HKG from its AUH hub.
Instead of concentrating of being a premium passenger airline owned by the AUH govt which too owns GF, dont u think that ET should have instead being an all cargo airline so that the AUH govt could then own GF and also an all cargo airline to support it on prime cargo routes where GF has a small presence or doesnt fly to at all!!! World aircargo demand has picked dramatically in the last 2 years and it was the main reason for CXs and other major Asian carrier's survival during the SARS crisis.
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