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For the second year running, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been named Environmental Airline of the Year 2023 in the prestigious Airline Ratings awards.
The awards recognised Etihad for its commitment to sustainable aviation through innovation and collaboration, along with its dedication to drive change and results from Abu Dhabi, or the world. The awards rank airlines based on their innovation, route networks, and safety score against strict assessment criteria.
In its most recent sustainability report released in May 2023, Etihad announced it had achieved a 26% reduction in CO2 emissions per Revenue Tonne Kilometre (RTK). This achievement is underpinned by Etihad’s flagship sustainability initiatives, including the Greenliner programme which uses the airline’s fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners as flying test beds, as well as the Sustainable50 A350-1000.
Etihad Airways has demonstrated its leadership in the push for sustainable flight with its Greenliner Boeing 787 program and last year with its Sustainability50, A350 aircraft. The airline’s Sustainability Report 2021-2022 demonstrates the potential advancements to be made in sustainable aviation by a wide range of initiatives.
Geoffrey Thomas – Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief
Etihad’s 2023 sustainability achievements:
We take great pride in reducing our CO2 RTK by 26 percent. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and efforts of our team to drive our sustainability agenda and we thank them for their contributions. I am also very proud of our overall achievements, which go beyond delivering direct CO2 reductions but explore innovative solutions to the broader challenges facing aviation sustainability, as you can see in our annual report.
Antonoaldo Neves – Group Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad’s sustainability strategy is focused on achieving emissions reductions through in-sector measures, aligning with industry roadmaps and frameworks, collaborating with UAE industrial ecosystems, and remaining transparent and proactive regarding sustainability issues within the aviation industry.
For more information: Etihad Sustainability Report 2022
Etihad Aviation Group is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates and one of the two major airlines in the country. The airline commenced operations in November 2003 from its main base at Zayed International Airport, and is the second-largest airline in the UAE after Emirates. With a fleet of 85 Airbus and Boeing aircraft as of January 2024, the airline operates more than 1,000 flights each week to over 120 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.
Etihad is a diverse, global aviation and travel group made up of five business divisions: Operations, Human Resources & Organisational Development, Finance, Digital Technology & Innovation and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO).
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AirlineRatings.com delivers a transparent safety and in-flight product world-class rating system for airlines around the globe. The platform was developed to provide everyone with a one-stop-shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. In addition to fostering information on over 230 airlines, the site has information on over 30 types of aircraft from the latest Boeing 787 to the A380 and smaller jets.
