Etihad Exercises Options On Pair Of 777 Freighters

Etihad Airways announced at the show Sunday that it has exercised options on two Boeing 777 freighters, reserved as part of its historic $67 billion mixed-fleet order for 199 airplanes in 2013. Boeing plans to deliver the additional aircraft, valued at $637 million at list prices, next year. They join the fleet of Etihad Cargo, the airline’s freighter arm, which currently operates three Boeing 777Fs, three Boeing 747s and four Airbus A330s. Etihad Cargo serves 11 freighter-only destinations worldwide from its Abu Dhabi hub and has freighter capacity on Etihad Airways’ fleet of 109 passenger aircraft.