Etihad’s new Boeing 787-9 gets financed
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The National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia (NCB) has announced its intent to finance Etihad Airways purchase of a number of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
The first aircraft was recently on show at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Post a proposal in May this year, the airline acquired the requisite financing from FGB and NCB through Sharia-compliant facilities. The airline currently has has 109 aircraft and a further 97 Boeing aircraft on order, including 71 B787s.
The Boeing 787-9 will enter into service next year to operate flights between Abu Dhabi and Düsseldorf and Doha. The Boeing 787-9 will be introduced on six routes from February to June 2015, including Washington DC, Mumbai, Brisbane and Moscow.
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