Imiterere ya Etihad Airways ni abapanga serivisi igaragaza kubera Emirates Arabiya Yanditswe i Abu Dhabi. Iyo miterere yavuye i Nzeri 2003 ikazabera mu Kugusti 2003. Etihad Airways ni imiterere yambere mu gihugu cya Dubai n'akagari ka Afurika y'iburasirazuba. Igihe hateganyijwe mu nzira y'ibyaha, ibonetse kubera 80 z'amakaburamari yose. Imiterere iyi yatanzwe na booni na Airbus, igaragaza mu nzuza z'ishyinguro n'ibikoresho byayo. Etihad Airways inasanzwe ijyanye n'ihinga ryayo rya kaminuza no gutegurira ibikorwa byayo, bise kubera ibindi bihinga kandi byerekeye ubwato bw'uwo muhihuga no amabi y'icyo kibazo. Imiterere iyi ntabwo ihagarara nyuma ya Etihad Aviation Group, inshingano zanyuma y'abashinjacyaha banjye n'abanyamujyambere no mu gihugu. Ibi bigaragara na iyi ndirimbo bigize umuco w'igihe iki.