Imran K. 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 Etihad Airways has announced it is to begin transatlantic flying in October. The United Arab Emirates flag carrier will fly to Toronto three times a week from Abu Dhabi. The decision to commence flights to the north American continent comes only two years after the airline was launched. But they are planning to expand further, with flights to the USA to come next year. Ian Ferguson Brown, Etihad's head of communications, said: “Our flight to Canada will be a lauch pad for our services to the USA in summer 2006.†News from: DubaiSpotters Blog. They will be utilizing the A330-200 for this route until the 777-300ER's start to roll in next year. Once they are in...the T7's will take over the operation. Guess they've finally beaten Emirates to something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites