Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways plans to spend $750 million on its workforce, fleet, in-flight service and planning and resourcing systems to support record-breaking airplane and engine orders placed at the last Farnborough and Paris Air Shows.
“Now we are taking the next steps,” Etihad CEO James Hogan declared here at the show yesterday. “Over the course of this week, we will announce a series of strategic contracts, partnerships and initiatives that will address key strategic elements of our business and allow us to deliver on our long-term plans.”
The contracts and signings will include maintenance, retrofitting, cabin upgrades and component support for aircraft now in the fleet or scheduled for delivery over the coming years. The airline will also announce deals that will see the introduction of new software systems aimed at improving the airline’s flight planning and cabin and flight-crew resourcing.
