26 Nov 2015 10:00
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today received an award for excellence in communications for news contributions and media coverage in China at the 2015 Civil Aviation Communications Summit (CACS).
The only foreign carrier
nominated, Etihad Airways
was selected winner of the Excellence in Communications
Organisation Award
at the CACS Summit 2015 at the Landmark Convention Centre in Beijing, organised by Hanglian Communications
and its trade platforms CARNOC.com and ChinaAviationDaily.com, for “the tremendous
efforts and contributions it has made to the industry”.
The final results were
tabulated by an editorial panel including a dozen highly-experienced industry
analysts and experts. Etihad Airways scored the highest marks on trade media
coverage among all monitored foreign carriers operating in China.
During the evaluation
phase, the panel looked at numerous aspects including but not limited to the
number of press releases, the amount of photo and video content distributed, the accuracy and
timelines of corporate press translations, online media coverage (third-party
monitored platforms and search engine listings), as well as the number of page
views and unique IP visitor and reader comment statistics on trade media platforms
owned and operated by Hanglian Communications.
Zheng Hongfeng, CEO of
Hanglian Communications, commented: “We sincerely congratulate Etihad Airways as
the only foreign carrier recipient of the Excellence in Communication Organization
Award presented at the 2015 Civil Aviation Communications Summit. Being China’s
leading air transport information provider, we are always willing to assist
foreign airlines enhance their brand promotions and local communications in
China. Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has
been achieving outstanding results on many fronts including brand innovations
and promotions as well as corporate press distribution and localisation.”
Hareb Al Muhairy, Etihad Airways’ Senior Vice President Corporate and International Affairs, said: “We are delighted to receive the CACS Award. We
have great stories to tell. And we are keen to communicate with our
stakeholders in China.
“Etihad Airways first entered the Greater China
market in 2008 with the launch of daily flights to Beijing. This was followed
by Chengdu in 2011, Shanghai in 2012 and Hong Kong in 2015. We are seeking to
grow in China through various means in line with existing and potential future
bilateral rights. We believe that there is huge potential in the Greater China
market, given our unique geographic position as a transiting hub to
China facilitating the government’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiatives.
“I
would also like to thank our partners in China for their support in the
successful development of our services in here. We look forward to working with
them more closely to bring the same kind of mutual benefit and growth that we
have achieved with our partners in other parts of the world.”