Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has taken delivery of its first B737-800 freighter, the first of its kind in the Ethiopian Cargo fleet mix, on March 01, 2019. Reacting to the delivery, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, said, “We are excited to have taken delivery of the newest freighter a few […]
Read More Ethiopian Airlines is teaming up with four African airlines and has inked a deal to set up a fifth, the company’s chief executive told AFP, as it continues its expansion on the continent. The group’s CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told AFP Tuesday that his company has finalised deals giving it a 49 percent stake in the […]
Read More Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, Africa’s biggest airline, has said it’s in discussions with the Nigerian government for a new national carrier. The Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, Tewolde GebreMariam, was scheduled to hold talks with the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, about the proposal on Tuesday at the Farnborough air show in England, […]
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Managing Director, Ethiopian Airlines International Operations, Mr. Esayas Woldemariam Hailu, has decried the lack of cooperation among government’s of African countries noting that the trend had created a loophole for foreign carriers to continuously exploit the continents aviation sector to the detriment of local airlines. Hailu spoke in an interview with some Nigerian journalists at […]
Read More Ethiopian Airlines has announced its first all-female crew flight to Nigeria. The airline said women would be expected to fill every role on the flight, from the pilots and cabin crew to in flight ramp operations as well as flight dispatchers on the ground. According to the airline, this will also be the first time […]
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The Ethiopian Aviation Academy says it has graduated 262 aviation professionals during a recent ceremony held at the academy’s Commercial and Cabin Crew Training centre. According to the airline, among the graduates were 50 pilots, 66 aviation maintenance technicians, 120 cabin crew and 26 equipment and facility maintenance technicians with 10 majoring in industrial mechanics […]
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Arik Air Limited has filed a N20 billion suit against the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines over recent claims in the media that they were negotiating the takeover of the airline. The suit was instituted by the airline at the Federal High Court, Lagos against Ethiopian Airlines, the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Attorney […]
Read More Ethiopian Airlines, a leading African carrier, owned 100 per cent by the Ethiopian government, says it has made a bid to the Federal Government to take over embattled Arik Air, Nigeria’s biggest airline. Arik Air, which was taken over the Federal Government through the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) last February due to its […]
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Ethiopian Airlines is to commence scheduled flight services thrice a week to Kaduna in North Western Nigeria from August 1. The airline made the announcement in a statement signed by its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, in Lagos on Thursday. GebreMariam said the airline would operate the flights on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. […]
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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has ordered Ethiopian Airlines to stop taking deportation charges from Nigerians travelling to South Africa. According to the NCAA, the refundable deportation fee that the airline charges passengers without valid South African visa or a return ticket is illegal and unauthorised. The NCAA said it had received complaints that all South […]
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