Etihad CEO on growth, IPO talk and Ethiopian Airlines tie-up

<img width="930" height="620" class="attachment-theissue-full-x2 size-theissue-full-x2 thb-lazyload lazyload wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" sizes="(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px" src="https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM.png" data-sizes="auto" srcset="https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM.png 930w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-300x200.png 300w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-768x512.png 768w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-370x247.png 370w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-800x533.png 800w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-20x13.png 20w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-185x123.png 185w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-740x493.png 740w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-400x267.png 400w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-150x100.png 150w, https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-9.26.30 AM-72x48.png 72w"/> Etihad Airways CEO Antonoaldo Neves.

In this exclusive Gulf Business interview, we spoke with Etihad Airways CEO Antonoaldo Neves onboard a special flight to Addis Ababa, Ethhiopia.

Earlier this week, Etihad Airways and Ethiopian Airlines inked a joint venture agreement that will open up a new route between Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport from 15 July. As...