On a Vistara aircraft from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai, a customer was restrained by the crew for “unruly and violent behaviour.” An Italian woman who caused a disturbance on an Abu Dhabi-Mumbai Vistara flight early on Monday was charged in record time by the Sahar police.
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Etihad Airways launches new route from Abu Dhabi to Guangzhou
Starting in November, Etihad Airways will add 4 additional weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and New York. These additional flights will be flown on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Airbus has received another key vote of confidence in its A350 Freighter, with Etihad Airways having firmed up an order for 7 examples of the cargo-carrying widebody. The Abu Dhabi-based UAE flag carrier considers the A350F, and its passenger-carrying counterpart, to be key parts of its efforts to rise efficiency.
Sanad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales to explore places of collaboration in the fast-developing domains of industrial services for airport security, air traffic, and avionics systems.
The UAE vowed reprisals after a drone attack on Monday claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels triggered a fuel tank blast that killed three people in Abu Dhabi.