ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, plans to purchase 124 airplanes from U.S. and European manufacturers, an Ethiopian official disclosed on Monday night. Speaking to state-run media, Mesfin Tasew, chief executive officer (CEO) of Ethiopian Airlines Group, said the airline plans to buy the …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Airlines eyes tapping the surging market in China via opening new flights, using Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, as a gateway to Africa, chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines Mesfin Tasew has said. “China is a very important market for Ethiopian Airlines. …
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Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, is celebrating the 50th year of the commencement of its service to China. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, on Friday said it is celebrating the 50th year of the commencement of its service to China. The airline said …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, announced that it has added the southern Chinese cities of Xiamen and Shenzhen to its cargo destinations. In a press statement issued late Friday, the airline said it has already started two weekly freighter flights connecting Xiamen with the Brazilian …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia’s national flag air carrier Ethiopian Airlines earned 5 billion U.S. dollars in revenue during the last Ethiopian 2021/2022 fiscal year, which ended on July 7. Ethiopian Airlines’ 2021/2022 fiscal year revenue showed an increase of 79 percent compared to the previous 2020/2021 fiscal year, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA says a Ugandan returning home on an Ethiopian Airlines flight was confirmed dead on arrival at Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday. Ahmed Jjingo, a son to the deceased has identified him as Yusuf Kulembera. Vianney Luggya, the UCAA spokesperson says the …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest aviation group, flew its Boeing 737 MAX jet for the first time on Tuesday after a tragic crash in 2019. “Ethiopian Airlines has returned its Boeing 737 MAX back to the skies today with the airline’s board chairman and executives, Boeing …
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Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to set up “in the coming days” a new national aviation company called “Air Congo”, DRC’s Ministry of Transport said on Sunday. The new airline “will have to be born in the coming days in the …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia’s flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines has started operating flights with fully vaccinated crew against the COVID-19 virus, it said in a statement issued late Wednesday. Operating flights with fully vaccinated crew is a vital move to keep travelers and its crew safe in light of …
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The carrier takes on Kenya Airways, RwandAir, Air Tanzania and Ethiopian Airlines which dominates the new routes Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, is set to tighten competition in the East Africa’s aviation market with the unveiling of new routes. The carrier has announced …
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