Etihad Airways unveils stunning new livery

The design was revealed as the national airline of the UAE rolled out the first of its ten A380s at the Airbus Firkenwerder facility in Hamburg.

Created in partnership with leading brand consultants Landor Associates and drawing inspiration from Abu Dhabi’s desert landscape and modern architecture, Etihad’s new livery design will eventually be introduced across its entire fleet.

The design pattern named ‘Facets of Abu Dhabi’ uses a colour palette which reflects the varying hues of the landscape of the UAE, from the darker sands of Liwa to the lighter colours seen in the Northern Emirates.

The airlines A380 will begin flights to London Heathrow from 27 December 2014. The two subsequent deliveries of the A380 in early 2015 will also service the route, making it a triple daily A380 operation. Later in 2015, A380s will operate flights to Sydney and flights to New York as Etihad Airways receives its fourth and fifth aircraft.

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Emirates receives two new A380 superjumbos

Emirates Airline said on Sunday that it received two new A380 superjumbos over the weekend to add further to the world's largest fleet.

Emirates’ 46th and 47th A380 aircraft arrived in Dubai on Friday, the same day the airline released its new digital campaign featuring Pelé and Cristiano Ronaldo on board an A380.

The two new A380s – coded EEU and EET – are already in active service, having completed their first flights on Emirates’ Bangkok and Melbourne routes respectively, the Dubai airline said in a statement.

Emirates is the largest operator of A380 aircraft in the world with 44 in its fleet and 96 on order, after its historic announcement to add 50 more at the Dubai Airshow in November.

Last year, Emirates received 13 A380 aircraft which have been deployed to its network of 24 A380 destinations.

Emirates’ current A380 destinations are Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manchester, Mauritius, Melbourne, Moscow, Munich, New York JFK, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Toronto, and Brisbane.

This news was originally posted at arabianbusiness.com