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Etihad Airways

EY· ETD· ETIHAD· Abu Dhabi· Flying since 2003· Middle East· Official site

Etihad Airways is one of the two flag carrier airlines of the United Arab Emirates. Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Zayed International Airport. The airline commenced operations in November 2003 and is the second-largest airline in the UAE after Emirates.

From Wikipedia, as of Aug 2, 2026, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1.5

8 reviews

14%

would recommend

48

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Where they crew

1 base · main base AUH

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Ranked by how much of Etihad Airways’s network they overlap — the carriers someone at these bases could realistically move to.

Etihad Airways shares 1 of its 1 base with 2 other carriers.

How it compares

against Middle Eastern carriers (6)

Overall-1.71.5
Days off actually received-1.61.4
Pay and per diems-1.62.0
Sick leave culture-1.51.9
Safety report handling-1.52.2
Commuting policy-1.42.2
Fatigue and FDP practice-1.32.0
Contract vs reality-1.31.8
Roster stability-1.11.8
Seniority and upgrades-1.02.0
Management respect-0.82.0

Each bar is this carrier’s score minus the median of Middle Eastern carriers. The right-hand number is the raw score.

Category ratings

Roster stability1.85 replies
Days off actually received1.47 replies
Fatigue and FDP practice2.07 replies
Pay and per diems2.06 replies
Benefits packageNot enough answers
Seniority and upgrades2.05 replies
Commuting policy2.26 replies
Sick leave culture1.97 replies
Safety report handling2.26 replies
Management respect2.06 replies
Contract vs reality1.85 replies

Latest reviews

All 8
1.0

Fair pay, no roster stability at all

Captain · AUH · May 2026

TurbopropSelf-employed7+ yrsDoes not recommend

Sick leave is not held against you, which matters more than people expect. The trade-off is a roster that assumes you will always be available on days off. [demo]

Pros

Good route mix, not the same four sectors forever.

Cons

Commuting policy is far stricter than it reads.

The rest of this review is available to members.

Verified crew

1.0

Upgrade came on time, everything else slipped

First Officer · AUH · Apr 2026

Regional jetDirect hire3-7 yrsDoes not recommend

Sick leave is not held against you, which matters more than people expect. The trade-off is a roster that assumes you will always be available on days off. [demo]

Pros

Colleagues are excellent and crew rooms are decent.

Cons

Commuting policy is far stricter than it reads.

The rest of this review is available to members.

demo_MinRest · 5 reviews