Tag: etihad
Etihad continues to dig its grave
Things are not getting any better for Etihad, which despite its efforts continues to accumulate losses. 1.28 billion in 2018.
Etihad may lay off pilots, cancel aircraft orders and undertake drastic cost-cutting plans, but the losses keep piling up. 1.28...
Will first class disappear from airplanes?
Renamed by some, removed by others, are the first classes doomed to disappear from the sky?
There is no denying the facts: the number of airlines offering true first class has been decreasing over the last 20 years and, for...
Etihad joins forces with United. And will join Star Alliance tomorrow?
Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based airline, is reportedly about to end its partnership with American Airlines in favor of United. Before going even further?
Historically, Etihad's American partner was American Airlines and a codeshare policy was set up between the two...
But where is Alitalia going (and with whom)?
It is finally Delta that will make an offer to buy Alitalia. But with whom and under what conditions, we still do not know. A look back at a psychodrama that has been going on for two years and...
The future of airline alliances: partnerships?
An airline with ambition cannot exist outside an alliance. For airlines that are not part of one of the three major global alliances, being accepted is a sign of acceptance that allows them to move on to the next...
Qatar Airways: isolation to the end?
The least we can say is that Qatar Airways does not seem to be an easy airline to live with. It may be so for its customers, but obviously not for its airline partners.
Qatar a regionally isolated airline
Many people...
Etihad cancels its Airbus orders and fires 50 pilots!
The news has dampened all Middle Eastern ambitions: according to Bloomberg, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad, is preparing to cut 50 pilot positions from its workforce, while reducing all its operations to minimize losses.
Etihad has...
Emirates Etihad marriage: is it for today or tomorrow?
Emirates and Etihad have recently denied being in discussions for the acquisition of the latter by the former. Move along, there's nothing to see, no Emirates Etihad marriage in sight... The kind of denial that, precisely, puts a hot...
It’s not only airplanes that go to the cemetery: airlines do too
The Mojave Desert has a special place in the hearts of aviation enthusiasts: it is one of the largest airplane graveyards in the world and is home to aircraft retired by airlines every day. Last year, the last Air...