The global airline industry supports more than 58 million jobs and US$2.4 trillion in annual economic activity. *IATA.

Abu Dhabi - November 16th 2015

MIAGEN, the global forecasting, planning and analysis consultancy headquartered in Abu Dhabi and Ireland, has delivered a successful implementation of Adaptive Insights' financial forecasting, planning and analysis (FP&A) for Etihad Airways.

The UAE-flag carrier, as a global business with multiple operations across the world, was looking for a solution to allow for greater accountability and visibility across its organisation, and one which could help the airline coordinate information between locations, departments and teams.

"The solution allows for greater transparency and visibility across our organisation, and enables us to maintain an audit trail, with everything in one place," said Shariq Daudi, Etihad Airways' Head of Long Term Planning and Budgeting.

Details of the partnership were announced during a 'Transform Your Finance Function' roadshow, which kicked off today with a breakfast meeting in Abu Dhabi, and will be in Dubai tomorrow.

"Progressive, globally aligned companies in the UAE are now recognising the importance of technologically advanced finance functions and the need to be able to analyse and plan into the future using sophisticated, analytical tools," said Teddy Murphy, MIAGEN's CEO. "With Middle East airlines taking a front row seat to an ever transforming business landscape, our solutions serve to mitigate risks and create financial visibility for decision makers to act on."

MIAGEN recently opened its first office in Abu Dhabi as part of its five-year strategy to increase its staff numbers by 40 people between Dublin and Abu Dhabi, with plans to open additional offices in the GCC.

Established in Ireland, MIAGEN has offices in Dublin, London and Abu Dhabi, and specialises in the design and implementation of industry-specific models to solve complex financial planning needs.

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About Etihad Airways:
Etihad Airways was established by Royal (Amiri) Decree in July 2003. It commenced operations in November 2003 and has developed into one of the fastest growing airlines in the history of commercial aviation.

OUR VISION

The airline seeks to reflect the best of Arabian hospitality - cultured, considerate, warm and generous - as well as enhance the prestige of Abu Dhabi as a centre of hospitality between East and West. Our goal is to be a truly 21st century, global airline, challenging and changing the established conventions of airline hospitality.

OUR AWARDS

Every year, we receive a range of awards that reflect our position as one of the world's leading premium airline brands, including 'World's Leading Airline' at the World Travel Awards for five consecutive years. Browse through our Factsheets & Annual Reports for the complete list.

OUR PARTNERS

We are committed to a strategy of collaborative growth in order to gain the scale we require to be competitive in the global air transport market. Beyond our organic growth, this is being achieved through the development of a strong base of codeshare partnerships, and minority investments in strategically important airlines, which combined, provide access to hundreds of destinations we do not serve with our own aircraft.

About MIAGEN:
MIAGEN is a global award winning forecasting, planning and analysis consultancy with offices in Dublin, London and Abu Dhabi.  Our team have extensive FP&A expertise across a variety of verticals.  We have been partnering with innovative finance companies to deliver world class, award winning solutions for over a decade.  As a boutique consultancy, our goal is to Enable Better Decision Making. This is done by automating existing processes and implementing best practices such as Rolling Forecasts, Driver-Based and De-Centralized Planning and through a consultative process and training which does not stop at implementation.

About Adaptive Insights:
Adaptive Insights is the worldwide leader in cloud Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and Business Intelligence (BI). Via its software as a service (SaaS) platform, the company offers capabilities for budgeting, reporting, consolidation, dashboards, and business intelligence that empower finance, sales, and other business leaders with insight to drive true competitive advantage. Adaptive Insights are US based and have more than 2,500 clients in 85 countries. MIAGEN have been awarded Adaptive insights Regional Partner of the Year (EMEA) for the past three years.

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