Etihad Airways y'eno entebe y'ensimbi ya United Arab Emirates n'efuna ku bwererya w'e Abu Dhabi. Yaletekibwa mu lukiiko mu July 2003 era yayogerwako mu November 2003. Etihad Airways y'era w'entebe enungi mu ndwe y'ekikūbunne ya Middle East n'egakuba bwerakomera mu ngeri za ndeebwa z'ensi zonna bwatyo. Entebe eno gye enuva ku ntebe eno yakusaako ku nsi amawulire ag'enyanja, era omulembe gw'alina amawulire ang'enyanja gano ayasooka ku matela g'okusinga 100, nga gyeyakola omu bidde omuli Boeing ne Airbus planes. Etihad Airways ginamalirwako okwokubikwayo okusiima era gyegabula amakampuni ag'okuggulawo n'akawunganyizi kakano k'abakola entebe omuli Etihad Airways Engineering, Etihad Airport Services n'Ettihad Holidays.