Airlines / United Arab Emirates
Etihad Airways is an airline from the United Arab Emirates, founded in 2003. Its codes are EY (IATA) and ETD (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “ETIHAD”.
Lifeline
- Etihad Airways 2003–today
Fleet
Aircraft families in Etihad Airways’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in July 2025, cargo aircraft included:
- Boeing 777e.g. 777-300ER, 73.9 m
- Airbus A350e.g. A350-1000, 73.8 m
- Airbus A380e.g. A380, 72.7 m
- Boeing 787e.g. 787-10, 68.3 m
- Airbus A320 familye.g. A321neo, 44.5 m
Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.
Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (EY 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as ETD123 is called “ETIHAD one two three”.
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