Etihad Facts (No gossip please)
As there has been so many rumours floating around about Etihad, I though it was time that we had a thread where people could discuss genuine issues related to this airline. With that in mind, it’d be appreciated if people could not corrupt this thread with negative gossip.
I thought the following facts might be of interest to start it off:
(1) Etihad, based in Abu Dhabi within the United Arab Emirates, will have been operating for 2 years in November.
(2) The current passenger fleet size is 9 aircraft, which consists of 1x B767-300, 1x A340-300 and 7x A330-200’s
(3) There are currently 3 cargo aircraft (1x A300 and 2x A310’s)
(4) The current passenger fleet orders for 2006 include 5x B777-300ER, 6x A330-200 and 4x A340-500
Based on the above growth resulting in there being 24 passenger aircraft after only 3-years of operation, would this be one of the fastest growing airlines ever?