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Article: Etihad Airways Welcomes Final Boeing 777-300 ER
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- Al Bawaba
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- May 18, 2006
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Etihad Airways' fifth Boeing 777-300ER aircraft touched down at
Abu Dhabi International Airport at midday today.
The ultra long-range aircraft the last of the existing five-
strong order placed with Boeing made light work of the 11,981-
kilometre journey from Seattle to Abu Dhabi, completing the route in
just 14 hours, 45 minutes.
The two-zone aircraft, which has 28 seats in Pearl and 350 seats
in Coral, will operate the busy Abu Dhabi-Bangkok route which goes
double-daily from 4 June, and will also be deployed on services to
London Gatwick, Manila and Jakarta.
"The arrival of our last Boeing 777-300 is another major milestone
in Etihad's rapid development," said HH Dr. Sheikh Ahmed Bin ...