Etihad Airways signs partnership with Gulf Air

Gulf Air and Etihad Airways are set to explore deeper cooperation following the signing of a memorandum of understanding at the Bahrain International Airshow.

The wide-ranging deal covers scope to introduce joint codeshare operations between Abu Dhabi and Manama, as well as on the global flight networks beyond the two carriers' GCC hubs.

The memorandum also contains plans for greater commercial cooperation in the fields of cargo, engineering, guest experience and the optimisation of pilot training facilities.

It was signed on the first day of the Bahrain International Airshow, currently taking place at the Sakhir Airbase, by Tony Douglas, group chief executive of Etihad Aviation Group, and Kresimir Kucko, chief executive of Gulf Air.