Etihad Guest is finally adjusting its mileage expiration policy for the better as of this month. Oddly this policy change was first announced back in November 2019, but was never implemented. Now that is finally changing. Different loyalty programs have…
Personally if I were to launch a new airline I probably wouldn't do so during the coronavirus pandemic, but that's just me... Etihad Airways has been struggling financially since long before coronavirus, and in 2017 the airline began a five year transformation…
If you were booked to fly Etihad's A380 First Class Apartment or The Residence anytime soon, it looks highly unlikely it's going to happen. Last week I wrote about how Etihad pulled all A380 first class inventory through the end of 2020. The airline…
The United Arab Emirates is one of the world's largest aviation hubs, given that Emirates is based in Dubai and Etihad is based in Abu Dhabi. Since late March the country has more or less closed borders, with locals largely not being allowed to enter…
I'm not sure what exactly to make of this Etihad Airways promotion, though I figure at a minimum it's worth passing on. Given that so many people have been in lockdown, Etihad Guest is launching the "Your Special Guest" promo. Etihad Guest is asking…
I write all the time about opportunities to buy miles with programs like Alaska Mileage Plan, American AAdvantage, and Avianca LifeMiles, though at the moment there's another airline loyalty program selling miles that some might find useful. While Etihad…
We’ve seen travel brands get creative when it comes to generating revenue during these tough times, including hotel groups selling gift cards at a discount. Well, Etihad Airways has just introduced one of the most generous opportunities to purchase future…
An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 is currently enroute to Ben Gurion Airport, which marks the second time ever that the airline is flying to Israel. Israel and the United Arab Emirates don't have diplomatic relations, though the two countries do seem to…
Yesterday Air Canada Aeroplan and Etihad Guest launched a new partnership, opening up reciprocal mileage earning and redemption opportunities. I'd argue that by far the most interesting part of this new partnership is the ability to redeem Air Canada…
Air Canada Aeroplan and Etihad Guest have launched an exciting new partnership as of today. This was initially hinted at back in April 2019, so the partnership is a bit over a year late, but it has now happened. Better late than never, right? ;) With…
Earlier this week Air France announced plans to retire its fleet of nine Airbus A380s effective immediately, making it the first airline in the world to retire its entire super jumbo fleet. Now it seems that Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is at least…
Well this is awesome to see. As reported by The Times of Israel, today Etihad Airways operated a cargo flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, which is the first known direct flight operated by an airline between the UAE and Israel. An Etihad Airways A330…
There are a lot of questions about whether travel -- or life, for that matter -- will ever return to normal? While sheltering in place is hopefully temporary, I know a lot of us wonder if things will eventually return to normal, or if this is simply…
Can anyone keep up with the pace at which things are evolving? Yesterday Emirates announced that they'd cancel all flights indefinitely. Then less than two hours later the airline backtracked, saying they'd continue flying to over a dozen countries.…
Etihad Airways has become the latest airline to ground their Airbus A380 fleet. Etihad Airways operates a fleet of 10 Airbus A380s, all of which they took delivery of between late 2014 and late 2017. Etihad's A380 fleet is only a fraction of rival Emirates'…
This morning I wrote about how it looked to me like the partnership between American Airlines and Etihad Airways may finally be ending, even though there hasn't been an official announcement yet. I reached out to American for comment, and have updated…
Etihad has just announced their 2019 financial results, which the airline seems quite proud of -- Etihad lost "just" $870 million, bringing cumulative losses over the past four years to over $5.6 billion. In fairness, maybe a loss of just $870 million…
Many of you have probably seen the viral video of an Etihad A380 landing at Heathrow Airport during Storm Dennis, with strong crosswinds. There have been tons of crosswind landing videos that have emerged as a result of the strong winds in the UK, though…
In light of the coronavirus, we've seen many airlines cancel flights to China. Emirates and Etihad, the two global airlines of the UAE, have taken an unconventional approach to China service, and it's interesting to see how one of those airlines is going…
Wow. Not only did Etihad cancel a lot of new plane orders last year, but now the airline is selling over three dozen of their long haul aircraft, some of which are still in service, and some of which the airline has already retired. Etihad has been struggling…
Etihad Airways and Gulf Air launched a codeshare partnership in 2019, and the airlines have now extended that partnership to add reciprocal mileage earning and redemption opportunities. Gulf Air is based in Bahrain, and has come a long way in the past…
Casey Neistat is one of the most popular YouTubers (he has over 11.5 million subscribers, and his videos collectively have more than 2.7 billion views), though YouTube isn't even his full time gig anymore. He's also a bit of an airline geek, though he…
Apparently ultra low cost carriers will be in vogue in the UAE in 2020. In October 2019: -- Abu Dhabi-based Etihad and Sharjah-based Air Arabia announced that they will be forming a joint venture to create an ultra low cost carrier based in Abu Dhabi…
American Airlines has been doing a good job lately with adding partner airline award options to aa.com. This makes it easier for the average member to redeem American miles, since they can see all the options available to them with a single search. If…
