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Problem: Headquartered in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways is the second-largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Operating more than 1,000 flights every week to destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, Etihad has a fleet of 119 aircrafts since August, 2015. Apart from transporting passengers, Etihad also operates Etihad Holidays and Etihad Cargo and recently established its own airline alliance, Etihad Airways Partners, which includes Alitalia, Jet Airways, Airberin, Niki, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, and Etihad Regional. Booking for these airlines is consolidated under one network. In August 2015, Etihad Airways received two awards for "Best Sustainability Communication Program" and "Sustainability Manager of the Year" at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group's (ADSG) award ceremony. ADSG is focused on promoting sustainability management in Abu Dhabi through learning and knowledge-sharing opportunities provided to the government, private companies, and not-for-profit organizations. Having strategically worked towards sustainability, Etihad Airways received an award for its "BIOjet: Flight Path to Sustainability" program and its Head of Sustainability, Linden Coppell, won the award for Sustainability Manager of the Year.

Questions

1. At the Etihad website, click on About Us section, go through its Corporate Responsibility section, and evaluate Etihad's record on sustainability and business ethics.

2. Visit Etihad's corporate profile on the website, scroll down to the Executive Team and click on it. You will be able to view the pictures of Etihad's nine top executives. There are no women. Explain whether you think this represents an ethical issue or not.