Etihad Airways was established as the national airline of the United Arab Emirates in July 2003 by Royal (Amiri) Decree issued by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Etihad Airways je osnovan kao nacionalni zračni prijevoznik Ujedinjenih Arapskih Emirata u srpnju 2003. kraljevskim dekretom izdanim od strane šeika Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyana.