Dubai (TAN):Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has entered into a strategic partnership with Boeing around the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The partnership will also focus on innovation, cost efficiency and minimising the impact of aviation on the environment, the company has announced.
The companies signed an agreement through which they will share knowledge, experience and resources to improve the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and cut carbon emissions. Commercial and technical agreements are worth approximately AED 800 million (USD 215 million).
They unveiled a special ‘Greenliner’ livery for one of Etihad’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Tony Douglas, the Group Chief Executive of Etihad Aviation Group said: “Innovation, productivity and sustainability are core values and objectives of Etihad Airways, and of Abu Dhabi, and the Boeing 787 is a key enabler of all three. Etihad and Boeing see great opportunities to share our combined knowledge of this incredible aircraft, and to work with other aviation stakeholders to explore opportunities for more innovation and less environmental impact.”
Etihad started using its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner instead of Airbus A321 for its existing daily service between Abu Dhabi and Beirut, Lebanon after United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced an immediate removal of a travel ban to Lebanon for UAE citizens.
