Boeing and Etihad signs partnership centred on 787 Dreamliner:
According to the terms of the partnership, the companies will share their knowledge, experience and resources.
19 November 2019: Keeping innovation, cost efficiency and environmental impact at the centre-stage, Etihad and Boeing have entered into a strategic partnership.
Making an announcement at the Dubai Air show today, Tony Douglas, the Group Chief Executive of Etihad Aviation Group, and Stanley Deal, Executive Vice President of The Boeing Company, and President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, signed a comprehensive agreement of approximately AED800m/US$215 m centred on Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
This commercial and technical agreement will include a broad range of services including a landing gear overhaul program, high value airframe components, and maintenance planning optimisation tools.
Mr Douglas 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."
The 787 Dreamliner will be themed to reinforce the Boeing-Etihad partnership and to reduce the carbon emissions. They also unveiled a special 'Greenliner' livery for one of the airline's 787 Dreamliner aircraft to highlight their shared commitment to more sustainable aviation, and to test new products, procedures and initiatives designed to reduce fuel consumption.
Mr Deal said: "The 787 Dreamliner and its revolutionary design have enabled carriers such as Etihad Airways to significantly reduce fuel use and emissions. It is the perfect platform for advancing our industry's commitment to sustainable growth. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Etihad Airways and identifying more ways to improve efficiency across commercial aviation."
With a focus on skill development, both the companies have committed to build on significant technical capabilities which include training for pilots, cabin crew and maintenance technicians, secondment of pilots between Etihad, Boeing, and other operators, and development in Abu Dhabi of Maintenance and Repair Organisation capabilities for the type.
Mohammad Al Bulooki, Chief Operating Officer of Etihad Airways, said the Etihad-Boeing agreement demonstrated a level of collaboration rarely seen in the airline industry, to deliver value not only to these companies, but also to other 787 Dreamliner operators and the broader industry.
"These agreements complement our wider partnership and support future collaboration between Etihad and Boeing on supply chain management and both line and predictive maintenance, further reinforcing the airline's commitment to reliability," he said.
"They also strengthen Abu Dhabi's credentials as a global innovation hub, a key pillar of the Emirate's 2030 economic and social vision. As a next step, Etihad and Boeing will explore partnerships with universities in both Abu Dhabi and Seattle, home to Boeing's largest assembly facilities, to further increase capabilities which support development of the aerospace sector in Abu Dhabi, and elsewhere in the UAE.
Etihad received its first 787 Dreamliner in December 2014 and today operates about 36 Dreamliners, the largest in Middle East.
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