Etihad Airways

[Who'stheDaddy]

Hi,(Started this thread on the flt ops forum and only had one reply - any pilots/crew heard anything)

Anyone out there had an i/view for tihs operation?
(Flight Dispatch)

Had one a few weeks ago.....Still waiting for a reply.

Wondered if anyone was experiencing the same as it all sounded very interesting!


WTD

[newswatcher]

From the UAE "Gulf News"(2/10):

"Etihad Airways, the new airline from Abu Dhabi, will take to the skies this month, top officials said yesterday. The airline, fully owned by the Abu Dhabi government, will launch commercial operations with two leased aircraft. It plans to add more aircraft shortly.

"We plan to start operations by end-October to some destinations," Captain Werner Borchert, Vice President - Operations and Technical, told Gulf News after the airline's first board meeting chaired by its Chairman, Dr. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan.

"The airline will begin operations with two aircraft, both A330-200 leased aircraft. More aircraft will be added later," he said.

The new airline is capitalised at Dh500 million and will be headquartered in Abu Dhabi. It is authorised to open offices and branches outside the emirate. The airline was created under a decree issued by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

The management of the company presented an outline operating plan for the airline for its initial 15 months, including the launch of Etihad Airways, together with details of on-board product specifications and marketing plans. The board members present at yesterday's meeting included Hamad Al Hurr Al Suwaidi, Fares Mohammed Al Mazroui, Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh and Saeed Hafeez Al Mazroui.

Besides being an equity partner in Gulf Air, Abu Dhabi has an official aviation company.
But its activities are confined to domestic services and cargo operations. In addition it has the recently launched Royal Jet, an upmarket charter jet service."

[BahrainLad]

Dr. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan.

Ah, a name with an illustrious career in Gulf aviation............:ok:

[boiler]

Given his reputation, I wonder if the first destination will be GVA.

[Ugly Buzzard]

I've heard CMN (surprise surprise!), BEY, CAI. Ought to be entertaining even if the money is no good.

[OCC]

Hi Ugly Buzzard,

I agree could be interesting, what do you mean "even if the money is no good", any idea of what type of pay scale they have ? conditions etc.. as I may be interested.

Rgds

OCC

[773829]

The conditions are very similar to Emirates.

You need to have A330 current rating.


Regards,

[Thomas_Cook_757-300]

Hi,
Does anybody know who the A330s will be leased from?

Thanks

Thomas_Cook_757-300

[Who'stheDaddy]

The 330's are from TAM apparently.


Any answer to my original question..... Anyone had an interview?(or a reply from an interview)


WTD

[Crusty Ol Cap'n]

I answered their ad in Flight. Not even an acknowledgement!:bored:

[scrummer]

Does anyone have any contact details? Have been trying but to no avail.

[Vagrant]

Hey Scrummer, you might wanna try this.. [email protected]
I sent my c/v a few months ago, but no reply as yet.

[tradewinds]

Given the extremely sparse info on Etihad in the media or on the 'Net it sure seems like the birth of a stealth airline. Air Arabia seems more 'normal' in their plans and timeline for an Oct 28 launch. I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this 'stealth' strategy.