Etihad Airways

77.4IVCA

Emiratos Árabes Unidos · Asia

#21global
#9Asia
100%confidence
Operations and fleet punctuality · fleet · environment
79
Perception globally awarded recognitions
85
Network and track record fleet · destinations · continents · years · alliance
57

How it is made up

Continents served our own
5 continents (published network) · weight 5%
100
Global alliance our own
No global alliance · weight 4%
40
Destination network our own
120 destinations (published network) · weight 4%
66
Track record our own
23 years (founded in 2003) · weight 4%
26
Fleet size our own
100 or more aircraft (published fleet) · weight 3%
38
Punctuality external data
81.06% on time (Cirium 2025) · weight 23%
74
Wide-body fleet our own
74 wide-body aircraft (published fleet) · weight 7%
97
Environmental certification register
Independent environmental certification in progress (registered) · weight 2%
70
Global airline recognition award
Among the world's 25 best airlines (2026) · weight 15%
92
On-board experience rating award
Five stars · global (2026) · weight 11%
90
International product and service assessment award
Among the world's 10 best airlines (2026) · weight 9%
85
Frequent-flyer programme award
Etihad Guest: among the world's 25 best (international listing 2025) · weight 6%
78
Product rating (stars) award
4 stars (product certification) · weight 4%
80

#21 worldwide · #9 in Asia. IVCA 77.4. Strong in presence by continent, wide-body fleet, global recognition. Weak in track record, fleet size, global alliance. Confidence 100%. Not listed in regional recognition (worth 50).

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Third-party recognitions are used only as an input to the calculation; their listings and placings are not republished. See the methodology (IVCA v2.5).

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