Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has won four coveted accolades at the fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance (ADAEP) 2015.

Under the patronage of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces and chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, the awards were presented at a glittering ceremony held last night at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

The awards, presented by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, national security adviser and vice vhairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, were attended by top government officials, Hamad Al-Shamsi, vice chairman of Etihad Airways Board, and members of Etihad Airways senior management.

More than 50 Abu Dhabi government-owned entities competed for the awards, organized by the Office of the Abu Dhabi Excellence Program, part of the General Secretariat of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The awards were divided into three categories — entities, projects/teams and individuals.

Etihad Airways won an award in each of the three categories. In the first category, the airline received the awards of Excellent Entity in Human Resources Development and Excellent Entity in Risk Management and Sustainable Business. In the second category, the airline received the ADAEP Project/Team award for Outstanding Internal Improvement for its Performance Management and Winning Behaviours project. The awards were accepted by Hamad Al-Shamsi.

In addition, Etihad Airways’ head of aircraft warranty and guarantee, Mohamed Abdulla Al-Katheeri, was honored with the chairman of the Executive Council Medal for Best Employee in Technical Field.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ president and chief executive officer, said: “We are extremely proud to win four accolades at the Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance, one of the highest honours to be received by an Abu Dhabi organization.