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Latest archived mark · 2014

Etihad Airways

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Latest archived mark · 1999

Emirates

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What we compare	Etihad Airways	Emirates
Country in archive	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
Founded	2003	March 15, 1985
Founder	Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan	Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Al Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Name origin	Etihad means union or unity in Arabic. The name represents the unity of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.	Emirates takes its name from the emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, the country it serves as a flag carrier. The sources used here do not quote the founders explaining the choice, so the link is an inference from the name itself.
Highlights	Zayed International Airport hub, Etihad Cargo, Etihad Holidays, The Residence	Dubai International hub, Airbus A380 fleet, Boeing 777 fleet, Skywards
Earliest archived brand logo	2003	1985
Latest archived logo	2014	1999
Archived logo assets	2	2

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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