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Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines Global are thrilled to announce the signing of a groundbreaking Joint Venture agreement, cementing our strategic partnership as the first commercial JV between a Middle Eastern and Chinese airline! This milestone partnership means enhanced travel options and seamless experiences for passengers between the UAE, China, and beyond, unlocking a new era of travel opportunities. As we await regulatory clearances, we're gearing up to introduce full reciprocity to our frequent flyer programs later this year, ensuring you can earn and redeem rewards seamlessly when flying with either airline. Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Airways, and Chairman Wang Zhiqing of China Eastern Airlines, both express their enthusiasm for this historic collaboration, which signifies not only expanded routes but also deeper cultural and economic ties between our nations. Aviation Guide China Eastern Etihad Abu Dhabi Airports #Etihad #ChinaEastern #JointVenture #AirlinePartnership #UAE #China #Travel #Aviation #Milestone #StrategicPartnership #FlyTogether #TravelGoals #SeamlessExperience #FrequentFlyer #AirlineAlliance #GlobalConnectivity #CulturalExchange #EconomicPartnership #ExcitingNews #FutureofTravel

Qatar Airways is named No.1 airline for 2024 at the 'Oscars of Aviation', BA moves up to 13th and Delta triumphs again in America. Qatar Airways has been voted the world's best airline at the 'Oscars of Aviation'. The carrier triumphed over 350 airlines at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2024, beating last year's winner, Singapore Airlines, into second place. Emirates is ranked third, ANA All Nippon Airways fourth and Cathay Pacific comes fifth. I have flown on all of these airlines and happily recommend them to my clients. Tell me what matters most to you in an airline and I'll match you up with the perfect one for your needs. Here's the Skytrax top 20 list in full: 1 Qatar Airways 2 Singapore Airlines 3 Emirates 4 ANA All Nippon Airways 5 Cathay Pacific 6 Japan Airlines 7 Turkish Airlines 8 EVA Air 9 Air France 10 Swiss Int'l Air Lines 11 Korean Air 12 Hainan Airlines 13 British Airways 14 Fiji Airways 15 Iberia 16 Vistara 17 Virgin Atlantic 18 Lufthansa 19 Etihad Airways 20 Saudi Arabian Airlines Which is your favourite airline, and why?

With the Winter 23 season well under way, it’s great to see more than 40+ of our airline partners at Manchester Airport operating increased global schedules over last winter adding +20% capacity, with highlights including: Increased capacity across the North Atlantic to the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Carribean operated by Virgin Atlantic, Aer Lingus, Singapore Airlines, Air Transat and TUI. Services to Africa have never been bigger with increased flights from Ethiopian Airlines to Addis Ababa and new EGYPTAIR services to Cairo. Connections to Latin America have been strengthened by increased services by TAP Air Portugal and Iberia Express. Routings to the Gulf continue to increase with Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways, SAUDI AIRLINES, Gulf Air and Kuwait Airways. The Asian market goes from strength to strength with capacity continuing to recover with flights operated by Hainan Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines. With Loganair Limited offering increased connections from across the UK onto our long haul partner airlines. The aviation teams across the MAG (Airports Group) will be at the IATA Slots Conference in Dubai next week and are on hand to discuss market opportunities across our airports in the UK at Manchester Airport, London Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport.

Exciting news! Etihad Airways boosts interline deals with five airlines making travel smoother. Now, travelers can enjoy seamless connections to more destinations worldwide, making travel easier and more convenient than ever before. The airline has agreed on partnerships with Kam Air in Afghanistan, SKY express in Greece, Rex Airlines in Australia, Jeju Air in Korea, and Myanmar Airways International. Arik De, Etihad’s Chief Revenue and Commercial Officer, said: “We continue to broaden our network reach enabling seamless connection across our network, giving our guests a broader range of travel options. These five interline agreements make life easier for guests of all the airlines involved.” These new partnerships offer a range of new options for Etihad’s guests. Aviation Guide Etihad Kam Air Jeju Air SKY express Rex Airlines Myanmar Airways International #EtihadAirways #InterlinePartnerships #TravelConnections #GlobalNetwork #SeamlessTravel #AirlinePartnerships #TravelConvenience #EnhancedConnectivity #TravelOptions #AviationExpansion #TravelEase #TravelNetworks

Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines strengthen strategic cooperation Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines signalled their intent to strengthen their partnership by signing a Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to enhance commercial and operational ties. The accord reflects a commitment to explore a deepened cooperation that will provide travellers with wider choices, higher quality services, and increased value while contributing to sustainable aviation. Building upon their successful existing partnership, the airlines plan to implement a broad collaboration, including an expanded codeshare, reciprocal loyalty programmes, cargo transport, maintenance, repair and overhaul, ground handling, catering, lounge access, staff training, and several sustainability initiatives. This comprehensive approach will improve efficiencies while maintaining world-renowned hospitality. The MoU should facilitate China Eastern’s ambition to begin services to Abu Dhabi through its discussions with Abu Dhabi Airports, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi, and other key stakeholders in the UAE capital. For more information, read here: https://lnkd.in/d3hsaGwg #TravTalkMiddleEast #TravTalk #TourismBreakingNews #TravelNewsDubai #TravelNews #TourismNews #BreakingNews #EtihadAirways #ChinaEasternAirlines #China #Partnership

The world’s top low-cost airlines have been ranked by AirlineRatings. Malaysia's AirAsia Group was named the best low-cost airline, while UAE's flydubai was the top in the Middle East. The rankings, based on 12 criteria including passenger reviews, fleet age, and safety, listed the top 25 airlines alphabetically. Regional winners included Southwest (Americas), flydubai (Middle East), AirAsia Group (Asia), Jetstar Group (Australia/Pacific), and easyJet (Europe). Qatar Airways was named Airline of the Year for 2024, winning Best Business Class and Best Catering. Other winners included Singapore Airlines (Best First Class), Emirates (Best In-Flight Entertainment), and Etihad Airways (Best Environmental Airline). #TopAirlines #LowCostAirlines #AirlineRankings #AirAsia #FlyDubai #QatarAirways #AirlineAwards #BestAirlines2024 #TravelAwards #AviationIndustry

The world’s top low-cost airlines have been ranked by AirlineRatings. Malaysia's AirAsia Group was named the best low-cost airline, while UAE's flydubai was the top in the Middle East. The rankings, based on 12 criteria including passenger reviews, fleet age, and safety, listed the top 25 airlines alphabetically. Regional winners included Southwest (Americas), flydubai (Middle East), AirAsia Group (Asia), Jetstar Group (Australia/Pacific), and easyJet (Europe). Qatar Airways was named Airline of the Year for 2024, winning Best Business Class and Best Catering. Other winners included Singapore Airlines (Best First Class), Emirates (Best In-Flight Entertainment), and Etihad Airways (Best Environmental Airline). #TopAirlines #LowCostAirlines #AirlineRankings #AirAsia #FlyDubai #QatarAirways #AirlineAwards #BestAirlines2024 #TravelAwards #AviationIndustry

The Airline Industry has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, with several airlines making global headlines. 👉🏻 Rex Airlines has officially announced it is entering voluntary administration, with Administrators now appointed. While domestic flights between major cities are cancelled, all regional flights are currently continuing as scheduled. 👉🏻 Qatar Airways has made further advancements in the pursuit of comfort, convenience and flexibility, unveiling their new 'Qsuite Next Gen' Business Class model at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 recently. Launching to their Boeing777-9 aircraft in 2025, customers will be able to enjoy increased comfort, as well as new options to improve work-life balance while on board. 👉🏻 Business Travel has reached record heights following the pandemic, with the GBTA | Global Business Travel Association expecting spend to hit $1.48 trillion. This is primarily due to a return to face-to-face meetings, with businesses again preferring to finalise deals and develop relationships in person. For more information and to keep up with the latest travel industry news, subscribe to our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gJr-TgRs #PulseTravel #TravelAgent #RexAirlines #QatarAirways #BusinessTravel #TravelNews

Mega Gulf Airlines? Fast forward 10 years into the future - 2034 perhaps? 📌 #emirates & Etihad merge into one mega super airline operating from two mega "terminals" (DWC & Terminal A) connected by high speed high volume people movers (passenger numbers exceed 250 million per year) 📌 Saudia & #riyadhair are one single airline catering to a booming religious & general tourism market! (The magic kingdom has become THE world's must travel to destination) - and BTW Boeing is now a majority owned Saudi company with headquarters in Riyadh - building on the Kingdom's focus on manufacturing & logistics! 📌 #qatarairways owns IAG (ie) all the airlines under the umbrella with British Airways the crown jewel in the west; has a controlling stake in Cathay with a large market presence in China; a majority stake in American Airlines - and is now the owner operator of London Heathrow & Beijing Airport. The consolidated airline group is now called IQG (International Qatar Group) with more than 1,000+ aircraft (Sorry, correction - at last count it was 1,549 aircraft) 📌 Talking about the low cost airline space - Air Arabia & Wizz Air have merged into one super-low cost airline with bases in all major gulf hubs! Think the above is possible? Hmmm, that's me hallucinating! Back to reality - it's still 2024 ;-) 📌 Oh, and BTW I forgot that #airindia now has a subsidiary airline based in the region called Air India & ME - which is a JV with Etisalat &, the #uae telecom giant. #travel #aviation

The world’s top low-cost airlines have been ranked by AirlineRatings. Malaysia's AirAsia Group was named the best low-cost airline, while UAE's flydubai was the top in the Middle East. The rankings, based on 12 criteria including passenger reviews, fleet age, and safety, listed the top 25 airlines alphabetically. Regional winners included Southwest (Americas), flydubai (Middle East), AirAsia Group (Asia), Jetstar Group (Australia/Pacific), and easyJet (Europe). Qatar Airways was named Airline of the Year for 2024, winning Best Business Class and Best Catering. Other winners included Singapore Airlines (Best First Class), Emirates (Best In-Flight Entertainment), and Etihad Airways (Best Environmental Airline). #TopAirlines #LowCostAirlines #AirlineRankings #AirAsia #FlyDubai #QatarAirways #AirlineAwards #BestAirlines2024 #TravelAwards #AviationIndustry