Dec 10th, 2008 at 10:30AM: A few years ago, Etihad Airways was an upstart. Sure, it has grown at least 40% each year since its 2003 birth, but that trend can't be sustained with the economy the way it is now. Right? The Abu Dhabi-based carrier is adding destinations to its roster rapidly. New routes include Beijing, China and Melbourne, Australia. In the US, it is only possible to catch an Etihad flight out of JFK. But, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Etihad thinks they are ready for the big time
Dec 10th, 2008 at 10:30AM: A few years ago, Etihad Airways was an upstart. Sure, it has grown at least 40% each year since its 2003 birth, but that trend can't be sustained with the economy the way it is now. Right? The Abu Dhabi-based carrier is adding destinations to its roster rapidly. New routes include Beijing, China and Melbourne, Australia. In the US, it is only possible to catch an Etihad flight out of JFK. But, ...Airline Claims it Will Save $20 Million by Increasing Fuel Efficiency
Nov 3rd, 2008 at 2:00PM: Etihad Airways has announced that it is on track to save $20 million this year because of the success of its fuel-saving techniques. The airline has taken steps to reduce weight and improve engine performance by increasing the number of engine washes and reducing cruising speeds. The fuel-saving strategy is not a last desperate attempt to stay in business. Etihad has been wildly successful over ...Emirates' A380 is on the way!
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Jul 18th, 2008 at 9:30AM: It's not very often that we Americans are privy to a taste of the Airbus A380, the new supermega jumbo jet that took to the skies last year. Singapore Airlines was the first customer of the aircraft and though they took a quick zip around the United States, as our friend Mr. Cranky talked about last year, most folks have barely seen or heard much about the aircraft -- after all, none of ...Abu Dhabi to host camel beauty contest
Apr 2nd, 2008 at 2:00PM: As part of the Mazayin Festival, which starts on Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates will welcome over 10,000 camels to an international beauty pageant. Before the oil industry, the Bedou tribes prized the camel, and the animal was a main measurement of wealth. This could still be said for today as the pageant is one of the richest events of its kinds; over $9 million and 100 cars are ready to be ...Masdar, the world's greenest city
Feb 4th, 2008 at 10:20AM: If you had to take a guess where the greenest city in the world is going to be by 2009--and yes, I am talking green as in "zero carbon", "zero waste", "car free "city--where would you guess it would be?
I was completely off. I just didn't think that a region rich in oil would be the first one to come out with a project of this scope.
The first city in the world based completely on renewable ...Abu Dhabi to Get A Louvre, Two
Mar 4th, 2007 at 8:19AM: Everyone knows how beautiful the artwork inside Paris' Louvre is. However, since not everyone can travel to Paris, wouldn't it be cool if the Louvre could "franchise" itself so people the world over could enjoy the pieces? Guess what? Yesterday, France's culture minister confirmed that he will approve the construction of a satellite museum in Abu Dhabi: a Louvre 2.
Experts have estimated the ...Indoor Skydiving with SkyVenture
Jul 27th, 2006 at 2:26PM: Giving my stomach a reason to flip over and inside out or shooting my heart rate up at lightning fast speed isn't necessarily my idea of a grand yee-haw time. So whether it's indoors or outdoors skydiving wouldn't be the first thing I'm signing up for, but if you're a nut when it comes to diving with or without the sky you'll probably dig SkyVentures. To sum it up like the in-the-know bloggers ...
